Crime & Safety
Shooting At Charlotte-Area Hospital ‘Not Random Act’: Police
A gunman opened fire outside Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast in Concord Wednesday afternoon. One person has died, police said.
CONCORD, NC — Concord police have launched a death investigation after a gunman opened fire near the entrance of a hospital in what they say was not a random active shooting.
Officers rapidly swarmed to the Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast located at 920 Church Street in Concord amid reports of the shooting.
“At the moment there is a heavy police presence and a suspect is being detained,” CPD said in a tweet, urging motorists to avoid the area. “There is not a threat to the community at this time and the scene is secure.”
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Police say the shooting was the result of an altercation between two people who knew each other.
UPDATE: Media will be briefed at 70 Lake Concord Road. This is now a death investigation. And contrary to reports, this was NOT a random "Active Shooter" event. It was an altercation between two people that know each other. /kee
— Concord, NC Police (@ConcordNCPolice) February 6, 2019
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