CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released the identities of the victim and suspect in a north Charlotte homicide.
On Thursday night, officers were called to Hoover Drive off Nevin Road for a gunshot wound.
At the scene, MEDIC pronounced the victim, 26-year-old, James Chambers III, dead.
Through their investigation detectives named Zacharias Lowery, 29, as a suspect in the murder.
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On Saturday, officers with CMPD’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) found and arrested Lowery.
Police charged him with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Lowery is currently in the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
The investigation is still open and ongoing; anyone with information is asked to call CMPD.
This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.
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