1 dead, man arrested following shooting in east Charlotte

Rothwell is charged with murder and three counts of shooting into a vehicle.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A man has been charged with murder following a deadly east Charlotte road rage shooting Thursday afternoon. 

James Calvin Rothwell was arrested Thursday evening and booked in the Mecklenburg County jail Friday morning.

The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the Food Lion parking lot located at the 7400 block of The Plaza near East W.T. Harris Boulevard.

When MEDIC arrived, they found a victim who suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

As of Friday morning, Rothwell is charged with murder and three counts of shooting into a vehicle.