‘It shouldn’t be like this:’ Seven shot within two-mile radius off South Blvd.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — At least seven people were shot within a two-mile radius in southwest Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police data shows it happened as a result of two separate shooting incidents in the span of 30 hours.
The first shooting happened Thursday night around 10:30 p.m. at the Lake Mist Apartments on the 1100 block of Lakemist Drive.
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Police say a 15-year-old girl, a 19-year-old male, and a 21-year-old woman were seriously injured in the shooting, and an infant was also threatened.
One witness told Queen City News that it happened in the parking lot near the apartment dumpsters. That witness spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
“It was about five minutes of argument, and multiple shots burst out. I saw one individual fall to the ground and a second individual fall to the ground,” said the witness. “Once the police arrived and secured the vehicle, I saw them remove a small infant out of the back of the car.”
Police have not named a suspect.
The second shooting happened less than two miles away, shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday, at the Flats at Arrowood Apartments on Lodge South Circle.
32-year-old Daron Markell Polk, 26-year-old Walter Humberto Ramos Murillo, and 25-year-old Nighstarr Trevon Luper all died as a result of that shooting, which also happened in the parking lot. A fourth victim remains in critical condition.
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CMPD says they are not looking for any suspects at this time.
CMPD’s crime mapping tool shows that in the past four weeks, there have been one homicide and 15 aggravated assault incidents involving weapons in the two-mile radius off South Boulevard and E. Arrowood Road; 11 of those assaults involved guns.
“I am a born and raised Charlottean, and I’m prideful when it comes to our city, and it’s just getting worse,” said Flats at Arrowood resident Kelisa Gittens.
Gittens has called the Flats at Arrowood home for the past 13 years, but she says recently, the crime in the area has become too much to handle.
“My windshield was just shot out, the front windshield. Dropping to the floor at night, being awakened to heavy shooting. A lot of children around us [are] upset,” she said.
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Following Saturday’s deadly shooting, she’s planning to take action.
“I’m definitely getting ready to set up a town hall meeting for my neighbors. I know a lot of them are unsure, scared, don’t know where to go,” said Gittens. “Even though we’re getting more crowded, it shouldn’t be like this. It just shouldn’t be like this.”
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