Police find body near Charlotte apartment complex; investigation underway

Joe Marusak
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Police are at the scene of a homicide in northwest Charlotte on Thursday afternoon.

Just after 2 p.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police detectives responded to a call about a shooting and found a person with a gunshot wound in the 3100 block of Southwest Boulevard, according to a police news release.

That is an apartment complex near Burbank Drive.

CMPD didn’t say if investigators are searching for a suspect or know a motive behind the shooting.

Police urged anyone with information about the shooting to call CMPD Detective Christian Sinnott at 704-432-8477 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600.

According to a Charlotte Observer database, there have been at least 74 homicides in the city this year.

This is a developing story.