1 person seriously hurt after shooting near Optimist Park in north Charlotte, MEDIC says

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One person is seriously hurt after a shooting early Saturday morning near Optimist Park in north Charlotte, according to MEDIC.

It happened just before 4 a.m. on North Brevard Street. An eyewitness told Channel 9 he heard gunshots near North Brevard right after a car crashed into his town home. Our crews could see a SUV in the wall at the scene. The owner said he was not hurt and police responded.

MEDIC said they did not respond to North Brevard for a crash.

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Duke Energy started to report over 240 power outages in that area shortly after the crash. Power was restored shortly after 8 a.m. We are working to learn if the shooting, crash and power outages are connected.

Check back here for updates as they come in.

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