CHARLOTTE — Police are investigating a homicide after a shooting in west Charlotte early Saturday morning, detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department say.
CMPD says they found a person with gunshot wounds in a parking lot around 2:40 a.m. on Freedom Drive. They were pronounced dead on the scene by MEDIC.
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The victim had been identified as 27-year-old Najee Pendergrass, according to police.
Police say the investigation is ongoing and will release information as the case evolves.
Channel 9 is working to learn more about what led up to the shooting.
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