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CMPD Investigating Charlotte's 61st Homicide Of The Year

WFAE | By Marshall Terry
Published August 31, 2017 at 9:21 AM EDT
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CMPD says it's investigating a homicide that happened last night.   The department says officers responding to a call of assault with a deadly weapon around 7:30 found a male with an apparent gunshot wound in the front yard of a residence on Uppergate Lane in east Charlotte.   He was pronounced dead at the scene.   It's the 61st homicide in Charlotte this year.  This time last year there were 37.

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Marshall Terry
Marshall came to WFAE after graduating from Appalachian State University, where he worked at the campus radio station and earned a degree in communication. Outside of radio, he loves listening to music and going to see bands - preferably in small, dingy clubs.
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