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CMPD: Man shot in stomach at east Charlotte motel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating after an overnight shooting at an east Charlotte motel.

Police said a man was shot in the stomach at the Budget Inn on Independence Blvd. around 3:40 a.m.

Officers said that man then drove himself to the hospital.

The severity of his injuries was not immediately available.

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