Police are investigating two deadly shootings within hours of each other in Charlotte on Saturday morning.
Just before 1:30 a.m., officers found a person dead from a gunshot wound after responding to a report of a shooting in the 2000 block of Prospect Drive, according to a news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Prospect Drive is located in northeast Charlotte, just south of Interstate 85 in the Hidden Valley area.
Then, just after 6:30 a.m., police found a person with a gunshot wound in the 900 block of Moretz Avenue, near North Graham Street in the CMPD Metro Division. The doctor pronounced the person dead at the scene, police said.
Police have not released the names of the people shot or said whether they believe the shootings are related.
Police have asked anyone with information about the shootings to call the CMPD Homicide Unit at 704-432-8477 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 704-334-1600.
This is a development story. Check back for updates.
