Four People Shot In Ballantyne Area; Suspects And Victims Identified
The Latest:
The CMPD says John Ravon Butler, 25, has been identified as the man who showed up at Carolinas Medical Center around 6:45 p.m. with a gunshot wound.
An investigation determined that Butler is the suspect who shot one of the victims, 19 year old Kyle Lane.
After Lane was shot, another victim Maxim Aleynikov, who is also 19 years old, then fought with Butler over control of his gun.
Police say Butler was shot in his torso during that struggle and Aleynikov received minor injuries to his hands during this altercation.
The second suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Frankie Junior Jennings.
Jennings showed up at Presbyterian Hospital around 7:00 p.m.
During this incident, Jennings shot 20-year-old Travis Lane in the leg while they were also involved in a fight.
Jennings also shot himself in the arm during the confrontation that led to him shooting Travis Lane.
Kyle Lane and Travis Lane were transported to CMC-Main with non-life threatening injuries.
Warrants will be served on Butler and Jennings for Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle once they have been released from the hospital
The case is still being investigated to determine a motive for the shootings.
Original Story:
CHARLOTTE, NC — Police are investigating a shooting in Ballantyne that sent two teen victims to the hospital Friday afternoon.
The shooting happened around 5:47pm at an apartment complex on Kingston Place Drive. Police say three male teens were sitting in a parked car when two unknown men approached them with guns. Two of the teens were shot trying to run away, according to police, while the third got into a fight with at least one of the suspects and shot him.
Both suspects took off before police could arrive. The two injured teens were transported with non-life threatening injuries.
Around the same time of the shooting, police say a 911 call was placed from a home on Valley Spring Drive, directly behind Kingston Place Drive, saying an unknown male showed up with a gunshot wound, but quickly took off. A K-9 unit responded to search the area, but no suspects were located.
About an hour after the shooting, officials say two men arrived roughly 10 minutes apart at CMC-Main with gunshot wounds. Both were non-life threatening.
Investigators say they are currently working to determine whether either of those two men were connected to the shooting.
CMPD says they still do not know what motivated the initial shooting.
Check back for updates.
