UPDATE: Police have arrested Cremlen Ogarro for the murder of Gerald Kirkland. Ogarro was taken into custody at a motel in south Charlotte Monday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Homicide detectives are investigating a deadly overnight shooting on Wilkinson Boulevard.
Just after 3 AM, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers found a man with a gunshot wound inside the Airport Parkway Inn and Suites. The victim died from his injuries at the scene. His name has not been released. The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office and CMPD Vice and Gang Units also responded to the scene.
CMPD wants to talk to anyone with information. Call a Homicide detective at 704-432-TIPS or CrimeStoppers at 704-334-1600.
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 51 year old Gerald Kirkland.
