CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department detectives say two people have been arrested after a 12-year-old boy died at the hospital.
According to a statement from the department, around 11:30 p.m. Thursday night, officers responded to a home on Sunwalk Court for an assault with a deadly weapon call. The Charlotte Fire Department and MEDIC were on scene when police arrived.
At the scene, officers found a 12-year-old boy with injuries and apparent trauma. MEDIC transported the victim to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The victim was later identified as Ahmad Wrighten.
Police have arrested Anthony Rashad Wigfall, 34, and Demetria Robinson, 33, for murder. His relationship to the victim was not immediately disclosed.
#Breaking: CMPD says the 12-year-old boy killed overnight is Ahmad Wrighten. Two arrests made. More information to come… @wsoctv
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At the scene, Channel 9’s Anthony Kustura spoke with CMPD Major Ryan Butler, who said the original call was a shooting, but police are investigating if that’s how she actually died.
“Regardless of what the cause was, we have a … young child who is no longer with us,” Major Butler told Kustura, “we will do everything we can to ensure that we provide justice and closure to this child’s family little and for this little boy”.
Police credit neighbors who called 911 after seeing the boy injured in the shooting.
The CMPD says the investigation is open and ongoing.
Editor’s note: CMPD initially said the victim was 11 before clarifying his age.
This is a developing story; refer back to wsoctv.com for updates.
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