CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A big basketball tournament in Charlotte is ending with violence.Β Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say two people were shot in the leg early Sunday inside a crowded downtown hotel party for some of the thousands of CIAA fans in town.Β
Police Capt. Todd Lontz says it wasn’t a CIAA-sponsored event but one of the many parties tied to the tournament.Β
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Police say the shooting happened after an altercation in the hotel’s ballroom escalated. One patient was taken to the hospital, but the other was treated and released from the scene.
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City officials say there were 12 adults arrested in the city’s center during the tournament between Thursday and early Sunday. Two involved assaults.
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One man was stabbed Saturday night, but he was treated and released from a hospital.
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