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CHARLOTTE — One person was stabbed as gunfire erupted outside a restaurant early Friday night in northeast Charlotte, police said.
Officers were called to El Tropico Restaurant and Bar on North Tryon Street at West Sugar Creek Road around 6:45 p.m.
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An adult was stabbed and was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Investigators also said that someone shot into the restaurant.
CMPD now says there was a shooting and a stabbing!
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The injuries were from the stabbing.
The shattered glass was tied to the shooting
When Channel 9 reporter Joe Bruno arrived, he saw crime scene tape wrapped around the parking lot of the restaurant.
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No one is in custody Friday night.
The investigation is ongoing.
No further information has been released.
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