CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have identified the victim and suspect in the city’s 66th homicide of the year.
Officers responded to a call on Dogwood Avenue and when they arrived, they found William Rann Jr. shot to death.
Officers took Smith into custody at the scene and charged him with murder.
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Detectives said Michael Smith shot and killed Rann, and told Channel 9 the two men were related.
Investigators have not said yet what led to the shooting.
No further details have been released.
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