Police search for gunman after woman shot at north Charlotte motel

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police were looking for the person responsible for shooting a woman early Wednesday morning in north Charlotte.

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Paramedics responded to the Regal Inn on Equipment Drive, near Interstate 85, around 4 a.m. and found the victim inside a room, suffering from a gunshot wound to her arm.

She was taken to Carolinas Medical Center but she should be OK, police said.

Investigators said the woman told them that she was shot by someone she did not know and said she did not know why she was shot.

Officers have not released any further information about what led to the shooting or released a suspect description.

The shooting happened in the same area that has seen a lot of violent crime, something police are working to slow down.

[READ MORE: 'Operation Avalanche' targets high crime in north Charlotte]

Over the past four weeks, more officers have been assigned to a task force called Operation Avalanche, which targets areas like North Sugar Creek Road.

Residents who live in nearby hotels said they've noticed the additional officers.

Since the operation began, police have made 100 arrests, and they've taken 189 guns off the street. They told Channel 9 that their effort to reduce crime is paying off, and that in the past week, violent crime in their target areas has gone down 70 percent.

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