A man was shot multiple times by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police after allegedly opening fire on the officers in southeast Charlotte early Thursday, investigators said.
CMPD said it was responding to a call to assist Medic along Pineborough Road, which is just off Monroe Road, around 2 a.m. Maj. Ryan Butler told WCNC Charlotte that the initial caller told dispatchers that a family member was armed outside the house. When officers arrived and encountered the man, he allegedly opened fire.
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Two children are dead and 17 other people are injured after a gunman opened fire inside a Catholic school in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The tragedy has reignited the gun control debate and stirred emotion as Americans once again face an unspeakable mass shooting.
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