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3 People Injured In Shooting Outside Party In East Charlotte

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CMPD is investigating a shooting that occurred outside of a party venue in east Charlotte early Sunday morning.

According to a police statement, the shooting happened in the street and parking lot outside SMS Catering Service near Central Avenue a little before 2 a.m. Sunday morning as party-goers were leaving the building.

Police said three victims were shot. One male victim was transported to Carolinas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The other two victims – a man and a woman – were transported to Presbyterian Hospital with non-life-threatening injures.

SMS Catering Service had been rented out to a promoter who was holding a party inside the building, where the shooting occurred, police said.  

This is an ongoing investigation.

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Jessa O’Connor was an assistant digital news editor and Sunday reporter for WFAE.