CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police are investigating after a man was shot at a northeast Charlotte motel overnight.
Officers were called to the Economy Inn on Tom Hunter Road around 2:30 a.m. after someone was shot behind the motel.
The victim, whose name has not been released, was rushed to Carolinas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Detectives are still trying to piece together what led to a shooting.
Just getting more info from the scene of this shooting on Tom Hunter Rd. One shot, taken to hospital @wsoctv. pic.twitter.com/1Jp0j5rvFy
— Brittney Johnson (@BrittneyWSOC9) April 4, 2016
People working and staying at the motel told Channel 9 they did not hear anything.
Officers were speaking to employees, trying to learn more about what happened.
No suspect information has been released.
Check back with wsoctv.com for updates on this story.
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