CHARLOTTE — Two people were shot in the middle of Thursday afternoon in northeast Charlotte, MEDIC said. Nearby schools were put under lockdowns as a precautionary measure, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.
The shooting happened in the area of Northchase Drive and Merrick Street, which is near Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School.
Witnesses said the shooting victims appeared young. Investigators were focused on a blue truck.
Neighbors said the crime scene was at a school bus stop for the apartment complex.
Chopper 9 Skyzoom saw fire and police crews canvassing an apartment complex. The crime scene was behind the school.
“We just went to the back of the classroom and sat there until they said it was all clear,” said student Zechariah Belin.
While students were huddled in classrooms, one parent nearby was waiting for her child to get off the bus.
“All I heard was gunshots, a whole bunch of police officers,” said parent Quanishia Myers. “I was terrified. Because, you know, there’s so much going on between the schools, kids getting out between the violence and the neighborhood. It’s just a lot going on.
One parent said fear was the main emotion flowing through them Thursday afternoon.
“My heart just dropped. Because I hear it all the time. But of course, you hear it everywhere else, but I wasn’t expecting to hear it from my son’s school,” said parent Stephanie Belin.
The two shooting victims were treated for life-threatening injuries and taken to Atrium CMC, MEDIC said.
There is no word on suspects or any other injuries.
No additional details have been made available.
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