One teenager was killed and another injured in a south Charlotte shooting Tuesday.
Police say the shooting was reported about 6:15 p.m. outside a residence in the 2900 block of Baltimore Avenue. That’s between South Tryon Street and Interstate 77, near Southside Park and Marie G. Davis, a CMS K-8 school.
Police report finding two teens with gunshot wounds. A 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead at a hospital and a 13-year-old boy was injured. Police say his injuries are not life-threatening.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools staff said Wednesday night that the youth who died was a student at Randolph Middle School. The younger student attends Marie G. Davis, which is a block from where the shooting happened. Counseling services are available for students and staff at both schools.
Police have not reported an arrest.
The shooting comes amid concern about guns in schools and the community. Police recently reported an increase in gun cases, even as other violent crime has declined. And CMS has had more guns confiscated on school grounds than any previous school year. So far there have been 25; the previous record was 22 in 2018-19.
