Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating two shootings early Saturday that left two men dead and several others injured.
The first incident occurred around 2 a.m. in the 8800 block of Hollow Creek Circle. Officers responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call found 31-year-old Brenton Tarell Samuels with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by MEDIC. A second gunshot victim later arrived at a hospital and is in stable condition.
Two hours later, around 4 a.m., shots were fired in the 5000 block of East Independence Boulevard. Officers working nearby off-duty responded and discovered three victims with gunshot wounds. Two of them drove themselves to the hospital, while a third was taken by MEDIC and later died at the hospital. Police identified him as 31-year-old Shawn Taliesin Davis II.
Investigations into both shootings continue.