CHARLOTTE, NC — CMPD is looking for the suspect involved in a shooting at a NoDa area parking lot early Sunday morning.
The incident happened on North Davidson Street shortly before 1am. Police say it started as a dispute between customers at Red@28th. The suspect assaulted the victim, according to police, and then fired several shots in the parking lot hitting both an occupied and unoccupied vehicle.
The victim received minor injures during the assault, police say, but no other injuries were reported.
Amélie’s French Bakery and Café, which shares the parking lot where the incident took place, released the following statement:
Sunday morning, an assault and shooting occurred in the parking area shared by Amélie’s French Bakery & Café’s NoDa location. While the altercation did not happen at Amélie’s, the attentive staff alerted customers to move away from the doors and windows as the situation played out. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt during the incident and the local police immediately jumped into action.
Mary Jayne Wilson, Director of Operations at Amélie’s said, “We are shocked and saddened by the recent incident that occurred in the parking lot area outside Amélie’s NoDa location. We’ve been part of this community for over 9 years and have always felt safe alongside our business neighbors. We are thankful no one was seriously injured and the situation was handled quickly by local authorities. Our staff quickly enacted our emergency policy and procedures to ensure the safety of our staff and customers inside our doors. In addition to assisting CMPD as needed, we’ve reached out to the property management company for the shopping center to increase security and ensure the ongoing safety of all of our patrons.”
The investigation is ongoing. CMPD asks anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
