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CMPD identify man shot to death in north Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police are investigating a deadly shooting in north Charlotte early Wednesday morning.

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Officers were called to the 2700 block of Botany Street around 4:40 a.m. and found 23-year-old Jamarcus Walker suffering from a gunshot wound in a backyard.

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Paramedics pronounced Walker dead on the scene.

CMPD Capt. Jonathan Thomas told Channel 9 that Walker was in a vehicle when another vehicle pulled up alongside it and someone inside started shooting.

Walker then got out and ran to a nearby yard on Botany Street where he collapsed.

Police could not say if gunfire was exchanged from Walker's car.

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The suspect vehicle sped off and police have not released a description of it.

Officers are trying to determine if the incident was part of an ongoing feud and could not say if the victim lived in the area.

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Police told Channel 9 that the shooter is not in custody.

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