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Shooting kills 21-year-old in southwest Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — A young adult is dead from a shooting in southwest Charlotte early Sunday morning.

CMPD says officers responded to the 7800 block of Douglas Drive around 2:30 a.m. for an assault call.

When they got to the house, they found a 21-year-old man dead from a gunshot. He was identified as Bryan Miller Eakin.

Details are very limited at this time.

Crime Scene investigators and homicide detectives are investigating the man’s death. It’s unclear whether a suspect has been arrested.


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