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CMPD investigating overnight deadly shooting in northeast Charlotte

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CHARLOTTE — An overnight shooting left one dead in northeast Charlotte early Saturday morning, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says.

CMPD said officers responded to the 2000 block of Prospect Drive around 1:30 a.m. for calls of an assault with a deadly weapon. Officials say the incident occurred at the Hunters Pointe Apartments near I-85.

At the scene, officers found one person dead from a gunshot wound.

Police later identified the victim as 24-year-old, Gustavo Adolfo Nunez.

CMPD has not said what led up to the shooting or if they have any persons of interest.

Officials say the investigation is open and ongoing.

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