CHARLOTTE — Police identified the victim in a deadly east Charlotte shooting Tuesday morning.
Investigators say 27-year-old Gilberto Gomez-Ruiz was killed just before 2 a.m. on July 29 at the Country Club Apartments on Dunlavin Way.
A second person was also shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to investigators, the suspect in the case, 29-year-old David Michael Simpson, had been out of the Mecklenburg County Jail for less than two hours before the shooting.
Police said Simpson also has a prior manslaughter conviction and lengthy criminal record.
The investigation into the homicide is active and ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
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