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A woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer shot at her.

A third suspect, Kaleb Lawrence, 21, was arrested Saturday morning, according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office records, and charged with murder in last week's shooting death of 3-year-old Asiah Figueroa.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police continue to look for suspects in the shooting of 3-year-old Asiah Figueroa. They say they still believe them to be teenagers. Many students stayed home last week out of fear after CMPD connected their high schools to the shooting.

Police in Charlotte say a 3-year-old boy was shot and killed Tuesday night and his 4-year-old sister was wounded. It's the second time in three days a juvenile was the victim of homicide in North Carolina's largest city. A 16-year-old was shot to death Sunday.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and the city of Charlotte have settled a lawsuit filed by protesters whom officers trapped with tear gas last year. The settlement includes revisions to police policies.

The number of sexual assaults reported to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has risen 42% this year compared with this time in 2020, the police department said Wednesday. The increase is largely driven by an rise in cases involving minors.

Some of the week's top stories: Charlotte City Council passes the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, it's unclear when Charlotte's elections will be held and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' summer school program starts off with low attendance.

A little over a week ago, a Charlotte woman says she was surrounded by police as she sat in her car. The woman, who is Black, feared for her life. She was later told police were searching for another person who had a name similar to hers. As she works through the trauma of the incident, she wants officers to be held accountable.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has hired The DiJulius Group for $60,000 to train its 1,800 officers in what it calls a "customer experience training and curriculum."

Estella Patterson will take over at the Raleigh Police Department on August 1. She has been with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for 25 years and is currently a deputy chief there.