A person is fighting for their life after being shot near a west Charlotte church on Sunday afternoon.
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MEDIC says the shooting happened just before 12:45 p.m. on Nobles Avenue off West Boulevard at the Greater Hedges and High Evangelical Church.
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One person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have not provided any information about what led up to the shooting or if any arrests have been made.
At the scene, Channel 9 photographer Theo Bowie saw multiple CMPD cars lining both sides of the road.
Members of the church told veteran crime reporter, Glenn Counts, that a 15-year-old brought a gun in and it accidentally fired hitting a 17-year-old girl in the leg; she is expected to be alright.
Kylon Burris, a youth pastor at the church, told Counts it was his relative who was hit.
“It’s unfortunate it’s a situation that wasn’t supposed to happen, my niece, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg by one of the other youth here they brought a firearm with them today, it shouldn’t have happened were gonna take this situation and grow from it,” he said.
Police did take that 15-year-old away but it’s unclear whether or not they arrested him or just brought him in for questioning.
Details are limited at this time.
This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.
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