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Suspect charged more than a year after man shot to death in University City

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police said a suspect has been charged more than one year after a man was found shot to death at an apartment complex in University City.

The shooting happened just after 11 p.m. on June 22, 2020 at the Edge Apartments on Varsity Lane.

When officers got to the scene, they found Tavarus Lashon Taybron with a gunshot wound lying in the common area of the apartment complex. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Wednesday, detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit said they charged 21-year-old Christopher Flood with Taybron’s murder.

Flood was arrested in Wilmington and will be transferred back to Mecklenburg County in the near future.

Authorities did not say what led to the shooting.

This is an ongoing investigation. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.