CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Shots were fired Saturday night at the Charlotte Fair on Statesville Road, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police told Channel 9.
The shots were fired around 9 p.m. and officials evacuated the grounds. Reporter DaShawn Brown was on the scene late Saturday night and broke the news on Twitter.
BREAKING: Police say shots fired at Charlotte Fair on Statesville Road; evacuating grounds, no one hurt @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/naJRBCSFEK
— DaShawn Brown (@DaShawnWSOC9) May 8, 2016
The fair was scheduled to close at 11 p.m. Police said no one was injured.
Several people reached out to Channel 9 through social media to report what happened at the fair.
RIGHT NOW: Chopper overhead the fairgrounds, after shots fired @wsoctv https://t.co/zUJIS73aSg
— DaShawn Brown (@DaShawnWSOC9) May 8, 2016
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