CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person was killed Wednesday night and after being shot near a popular shopping center close to Uptown Charlotte, according to police.

Charlotte police said on Wednesday, Oct. 1, just before 8 p.m., officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call on Metropolitan Avenue near South Kings Drive.

Officers said when they arrived, they found one person who was suffering from a gunshot wound.

They were transferred to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police said around 10:30 p.m. the victim died from their injuries.

Details on what led up to the shooting were not given at the time of this writing.

Police are asking for anyone with any information to please contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

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