Monica Smith, 26, had served in the Army at Fort Bragg, her mother told ABC affiliate WSOC. Smith also had an 8-year-old son.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers were called to a home on Catherine Simmons Avenue in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood around 7:30 p.m. after reports of a shooting.
When they got there, police said they found Smith inside the home suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made.