CHARLOTTE — Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have arrested a suspect connected to a homicide in southwest Charlotte on Saturday afternoon.
Officers were called to Peppervine Lane near West Arrowood Road for a death investigation just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. At the scene, police found Justin Lavon Johnson, 33, with apparent gunshot wounds.
Johnson’s next of kin has been notified of his death, CMPD said.
CMPD arrested 48-year-old Lawrence Arnold Jackson for the murder of Johnson. Jackson is now in custody at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
Channel 9 has learned that the victim and the suspect were roommates.
This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.
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