Police: Man shot and killed while standing in bar’s patio

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Police say a man was shot and killed while standing in the patio area of a North Carolina bar.

The Charlotte Observer reports the man was pronounced dead at the scene of Saturday night’s shooting at Smokey Joe’s Cafe in Charlotte.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police didn’t immediately announce any arrests in the shooting or identify the victim. Police say the man was killed when someone fired several shots at the bar’s parking lot and building shortly before midnight.

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Information from: The Charlotte Observer, http://www.charlotteobserver.com