CMPD investigating shooting at northeast Charlotte motel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police are investigating after a man was shot at a northeast Charlotte motel overnight.

Officers were called to the Economy Inn on Tom Hunter Road around 2:30 a.m. after someone was shot behind the motel.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was rushed to Carolinas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Detectives are still trying to piece together what led to a shooting.

People working and staying at the motel told Channel 9 they did not hear anything.

Officers were speaking to employees, trying to learn more about what happened.

No suspect information has been released.

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