By Associated Press - Tuesday, May 8, 2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A man has been arrested after another man was found shot to death in the front yard of a home in North Carolina’s largest city.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said the shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m. Monday.

Police say 25-year-old Demario Ericson Roddey was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators think there had been an argument between Roddey and a suspect before the shooting.

A 16-year-old male has been arrested and is being charged with murder and armed robbery in the shooting.

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