BELMONT, N.C. – One person is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries following a shooting in Belmont on Saturday morning, according to the Belmont Police Department.
It happened around 6 a.m. Saturday at an apartment on Alice Avenue near Andrew Jackson Highway.
When officers arrived, they located a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim, 38-year-old Andres Contreas Cervantes, was transported to CaroMont Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Police said the subjects involved in the incident knew each other, and that the shooting was not a random act of violence.
This shooting is still under an active investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Sergeant Valverde at 704-825-3792 or Crime Stoppers at 704-861-8000.
