The schools that were brought under lock during the shooting examination, says CMPD – WSOC TV

Charlotte – Two people were shot in the middle of Thursday afternoon in the northeast of Charlotte, said Medic. As a precaution, the castle was subjected to Charlotte-Mecklenburg near schools.

The shootout occurred in the area of ​​the Northchase Drive and the Merrick Street, which is located near Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School.

Witnesses said the victims of the shootout were young. The investigators focused on a blue truck.

Neighbors said the crime scene was at a school bus sports station for the apartment complex.

Chopper 9 Skyzoom saw fire and police crews that made an apartment complex. The crime scene was behind the school.

“We just went into the back of the classroom and sat there until they said it was clear,” said the student Zechariah Belin.

While the students were crowded together in the classroom, a parent nearby waited for their child to get out of the bus.

“Everything I heard were shots, a number of police officers,” said parents Quanishia Myers. “I was afraid. Because you know that there is so much going on between schools, children get off between violence and the neighborhood. There is just a lot going on.

One parent said that fear was the main feeling that flows through it on Thursday afternoon.

“My heart has just fallen. Because I hear it all the time. But of course they hear it everywhere else, but I didn't expect to hear it from my son's school, ”said parents Stephanie Belin.

The two shooting victims were treated for life -threatening injuries and brought to Atrium CMC, said Medic.

There is no word about suspects or other injuries.

No additional details were made available.

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Video: 1 seriously injured after shooting in the northeast of Charlotte, says Medic

1 seriously injured after shooting in the northeast of Charlotte, says Medic, says Medic

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