CHARLOTTE — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers continue investigating two shootings in Charlotte that happened in the same division, just hours apart on Sunday.
Police responded to two shootings within hours a few miles apart from each other.
One person died at the first shooting at the Hilrock Estates apartment complex off Eastway Drive.
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CMPD went to the scene for an assault with a deadly weapon call around 1:30 p.m.
Police told Channel 9 they found a man shot dead when they arrived.
K-9 units searched for a suspect but there is no word on arrest at this time.
The second shooting happened two hours later on Central Avenue.
One person was seriously injured and hospitalized with life-threatening injuries around 3:30 p.m., MEDIC told Channel 9.
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For people in east Charlotte, the string of violent crime is top of mind.
“I’m originally from Raleigh so I see things a little different,” said Mohmamad Abdallah, a resident of the area near the shootings. “At home in Raleigh, it’s always been bad but not this bad.”
“I think I think about my safety about as much as anyone else does who lives in the area, I think obviously in every city there is gonna be pockets that are a little more unsafe than others,” said David Bock, also a resident.
Police have not released the names of either victim.
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