CHARLOTTE — A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a deadly shooting in Uptown.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Tyrell Deshawn Valentine was arrested in Union County, South Carolina, after detectives identified him as a suspect in the killing of 33-year-old Manuel De Jesus Martinez.
Officers said they were called shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday to the 700 block of West Trade Street for an assault with a deadly weapon.
They found Martinez suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. MEDIC pronounced him dead at the scene.
Later that day, Valentine was located and arrested without incident by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Union County Sheriff’s Office, and CMPD’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team.
CMPD detectives traveled to Union County to interview Valentine. He will be extradited to Mecklenburg County in the coming weeks and transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call CMPD at 704-432-8477.
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