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Suspect charged after man killed in north Charlotte shooting

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police have charged a suspect after a man was killed in a shooting in north Charlotte last month.

Officers said 21-year-old Wardell Alonzo Sherill has been charged with the murder of 37-year-old Mario Reynolds.

The shooting happened around 9 p.m. on March 28, on Irma Street, near Catherine Simmons Avenue.

When officers got to the area, they found Reynolds suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Authorities have not said what led up to the shooting.

Reynolds is currently in custody in Connecticut from an unrelated arrest that happened on Thursday. He will be extradited to North Carolina at a later date.