5 people shot, 1 dead after party in North Charlotte
Update: Charlotte Mecklenburg Police say one person is dead, and four others are injured after a shooting at a party Sunday night.
The victim killed has been identified as 20-year-old Richard Thomas.
The others victims injured are expected to be okay.
The pool was rented through the Swimply App. The host has near perfect score with close to 50 reviews. It is advertised as a Queen City Pool Paradise on two acres of land with space for up to 200 guests.
When WCCB returned to the scene Monday, the pool area was full of debris and evidence of the party with crime scene tape still blowing in the wind.
Police say there were underage youth at the party. WCCB is still working to learn if Alcohol Law Enforcement is investigating the incident.
CMPD has not released any information about the suspect or suspects in this case. They are asking anyone with information to call Crime stoppers at 704-432-8477.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Mecklenburg Police say one person is dead and two others are hurt after a shooting at a party Sunday night. Police say it happened on Hucks Road around 7:30pm.
When police arrived they found one person who had been shot dead behind a home and a group of more than 50 young adults leaving a party.
“Apparently there’s been some kind of party gone wrong if you will,” Major Gene Lim from CMPD said. “It just disturbs and upsets me that there’s that many youth and young adults out here.”
Police say two other people were shot and taken to the hospital where they are expected to recover. CMPD says this is a reminder that parents should know their children’s whereabouts at all times.
“I don’t know if their parents are coming or if there parents even know where they are,” Major Lim said. “But this is the kind of thing that is frustrating from my vantage point. This maybe could have been prevented.”
After the party took a deadly turn, CMPD says groups of young adults stayed near the scene.
“There’s young adults, some look as young as high school age, lined up the street behind me, either waiting for their parents or waiting to see how they can get out of here,” Major Lim said.
CMPD homicide investigators are working to learn what happened and who pulled the trigger. CMPD has not released any information about the victims or suspects in this case. They are asking anyone with information to call Crime stoppers at 704-432-8477.
