CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say 16-year-old Katherine Lopez Cruz and 13-year-old Michelle Robles were killed in a shooting in east Charlotte on December 24th.
Detectives say a third gunshot victim remains at a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Officers say they responded to the shooting on Olde Savannah Road at 10:45 p.m. to find three victims with apparent gunshot wounds and one additional victim with a laceration.
One of the gunshot victims died at the scene, a second one died at the hospital, and the third is still being treated for life-threatening injuries, according to a news release.
Police say the investigation into the shooting remains active, and ask anyone with more information to call 704-432-TIPS to speak directly with a Homicide Unit detective or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
