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CMPD identifies officer involved in fatal Coyote Joe's shooting

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have identified the officer involved in a shooting that happened outside Coyote Joe’s last Saturday.

Police say Officer Joseph Calabro fatally shot a man outside the country nightclub shortly after 11 p.m. after officers received a report of a man with a gun.

Calabro is now on paid administrative leave. CMPD has not identified the victim, however, the venue has identified the man as Lucas Armstrong.

CMPD have not released any details about the events that led up the shooting. The State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting.

Kenny is a Maryland native who began his career in media as a sportswriter at Tuskegee University, covering SIAC sports working for the athletic department and as a sports correspondent for the Tuskegee Campus Digest. Following his time at Tuskegee, he was accepted to the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program as a Marketing Intern for The NASCAR Foundation in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2017.