CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide in northwest Charlotte.
It happened around 3:00 a.m. Sunday on Grassy Patch Lane. Officers responded to reports of shots being fired into occupied homes.
According to CMPD, one juvenile was transported with life-threatening injuries and an adult was transported with non-life-threatening injuries.
Just after 7 a.m., the juvenile, who has been identified as four-year-old Caleb Flax, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com and watch Eyewitness News for updates.
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