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CHARLOTTE – A chef said he escaped gunfire in uptown Charlotte after a woman opened fire in the middle of the street Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Two people were shot and taken to Atrium CMC, police said.<\/p>\n
The shooting happened around 6 p.m. at North Tryon Street and Montford Point Street near the Skyhouse Apartments.<\/p>\n
Shell casings littered the road as officers investigated four cars that appeared to be connected to the shooting. More than 35 road test markers were placed.<\/p>\n
The chef who volunteers with Block Love CLT said his group was about to deliver meals to the needy in the area when the gunfire rang out.<\/p>\n
He said the woman walking down the street and carrying a long gun opened fire.<\/p>\n
“At this point, put your gun up,” said the chef who didn’t want his face on TV. “I’m leaning into my passenger seat. A bunch of shots ring out. I hear the windows break immediately, that it’s my car shooting at me.”<\/p>\n
A shower of meat hit the chef’s car several times on the driver’s side.<\/p>\n
“There’s a pause,” he said. “Another volley of shots, at which point I hear my rear windshield being shot.”<\/p>\n
The chef said a bystander tackled the shooter.<\/p>\n
“People start screaming when they see a gun,” the chef said. “He grabs her to try to wrestle the gun away from her to try to wrestle with her.”<\/p>\n
The bystander was shot, the chef said.<\/p>\n
“I was thinking that the guy who tackled her was probably in really bad shape, and I felt terrible for him,” she said.<\/p>\n
The chef, who was not injured, said that person probably saved his life.<\/p>\n
CMPD said the injuries to the two shooting victims were not life-threatening.<\/p>\n
Deborah Phillips, executive director of Block Love CLT, was on hand to hand out the meals the chef donated.<\/p>\n
Bullets started flying, forcing her to take cover.<\/p>\n
Despite the violent scene, Phillips and the chef said they are committed to the community service that began in Charlotte in 2020.<\/p>\n
“As long as there’s a need, we’ll be here again,” Phillips said. “We’ll just have to be more vigilant with our volunteers. For our safety.”<\/p>\n
Uptown shooting investigation <\/span>An investigation into a shooting Thursday night at North Tryon Street and Montford Point Street in downtown Charlotte. <\/span><\/p>\n No arrests have been announced.<\/p>\n No further information has been released.<\/p>\n Check back to this story for updates.<\/p>\n >>Watch the Channel 9 live stream wherever you are, at this link.<\/p>\n One person has been shot in Uptown near Montford Street Point and North Tryon Street. The doctor says they have life threatening injuries @wsoctv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) August 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n Check back to this story for updates.<\/p>\n (Watch video below: Detectives respond to west Charlotte homicide scene, police say)<\/p>\n Detectives are responding to a homicide scene in west Charlotte, according to police <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a92022 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n