CHARLOTTE — Police in Charlotte say the victim of a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning has died.
The crash happened around 2 a.m. Monday on N. Caldwell Street, not far from Optimist Hall.
MEDIC originally reported that one person was left seriously hurt. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said on Tuesday that the victim died from her injuries.
The victim was identified as 53-year-old Wanda Rena Sheppard.
Witnesses told CMPD officers that a “dark-colored vehicle” hit Sheppard before driving away from the scene. The car was last seen driving toward E. 12th Street.
A suspect hasn’t been identified yet.
Police are asking anyone with information on the deadly crash to call 704-432-2169.
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