CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man was killed in a shooting late Saturday afternoon in north Charlotte near a Food Lion grocery store.

Medic confirmed it responded to the scene along North Graham Street near West Sugar Creek Road around 5 p.m. The person was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department acknowledged the scene in a post on X . At the scene, Major Dave Johnson shared more information.

Johnson said officers found the man with multiple gunshot wounds outside the store. CMPD's preliminary investigation suggests there was some kind of confrontation in front of the store, which had closed for the remainder of the day after the shooting.

A WCNC Charlotte photographer arrived at the scene, confirming there was an active investigation in front of the

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