2 teens dead, 2 others injured in Christmas Eve shooting in Charlotte, police say

Friday, December 25, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A 16-year-old and a 13-year-old were killed and two others were injured in east Charlotte on Christmas Eve night, ABC-affiliate WSOC reports.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers responded to the scene on Olde Savannah Road just before 11 p.m. on Thursday.
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On arrival, officers found three people who had been shot, including Katherine Roxana Lopez Cruz,16, and Michelle Avila Robles, 13. One other person was suffering from a cut to the body, CMPD told WSOC.

Both teens died from their injuries -- one at the scene, the other at the hospital. CMPD said a third person was being treated at the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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Police did not say what led up to the shooting or if any arrests have been made.
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