CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police have released the identity of a suspect who is accused of shooting at officers in northwest Charlotte.
An exchange of gunfire occurred in a northwest Charlotte neighborhood after officers were attempting an undercover drug buy.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe, around 7:55 p.m., two officers were robbed while trying to buy cocaine from Jimmie Harris Jr. near Jordans Pond Lane.
Harris left the scene in a vehicle driven by an unknown female.
Officers attempted to stop the vehicle but Harris got out and began firing shots at the officers. He ran from the scene and an officer returned shots. During the escape, police say the suspect shot and killed a dog that belonged to a civilian. No other injuries were associated with the shootings.
