CHARLOTTE, N.C. — At least two people were killed and a dozen people were injured when a Juneteenth celebration turned violent on Beatties Ford Road in north Charlotte late Sunday night, police said.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, officers responded to a report of a pedestrian being hit on Beatties Ford Road around 12:30 a.m. When officers were on their way, multiple shots were fired. Medic was first to the scene, and witnesses say that's when shots rang out. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene after she was shot.