CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Police in North Carolina are investigating the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy near a strip mall.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said in a news release that Terreon Izavier Geter was shot and killed and another person was seriously injured on Beatties Ford Road around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. News outlets say the shooting occurred following an altercation at an arcade.
A second victim was located with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and taken to the hospital for treatment.
The Charlotte Observer reports the homicide is Charlotte’s 51st of 2020 and the third within 24 hours. Charlotte had 52 homicides at the same time last year.
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