CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police say a fourth person has died after being shot earlier this week during an impromptu celebration in North Carolina.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police department issued a release saying Dairyon Dejean Stevenson died Tuesday while being treated for a gunshot wound received during the shooting early Monday.
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Police have said five others were wounded and five were hit by vehicles after shots rang out at an impromptu block party in Charlotte that was a continuation of Juneteenth celebrations.
Police say about 400 people were gathered on the north side of the city when someone in the crowd was struck by a vehicle that drove away, prompting the arrival of police and medical first responders.