N.C. — A child is dead following a drive-by shooting against a northwest Charlotte home.
The shooting happened late Tuesday night at around 11:45pm.
Officers responded to Richard Rozzelle Drive near Brookshire Boulevard, following multiple reports of shots fired in the area, according to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found 3-year-old Asiah Figueroa with a gunshot wound.
Asiah was taken to the hospital where he later died of his injury. His 4-year-old sister was also grazed by a bullet and is expected to survive.
Asiah was sleeping in his bed when he was shot.
A Nest surveillance video from a neighboring home shows multiple gunmen get out of two vehicles and open fire on the northwest Charlotte home.
Police say more than 150 rounds were fired into the residence.
Investigators believe the incident is one of a string of several shootings related to two homicides.
CMPD said information also indicates the shootings have some relation to students at three different northwest Charlotte high schools.
Investigators believe arguments between students are spilling out of school and into neighborhoods — and are looking into high school aged students from the area as suspects in the case.
No further details have been released.
3-year old child killed in drive-by shooting on northwest Charlotte home (usacrime.com)
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