CMPD has just confirmed that Thomas Louis Beatty Jr, 52, was shot and killed in northwest Charlotte this past Friday afternoon. This is now the 7th murder so far in 2017.
Officers arrived on Morning Breeze Lane on Friday afternoon at around 4:30 Friday afternoon to discover Thomas lying in the front yard of his home.
#CHOPPER9 on scene of shooting on Morning Breeze Lane in W #CLT . 1 taken to hospital w/ life-threatening injuries pic.twitter.com/k08hp3TJri
— Chopper 9 (@WSOCChopper9) January 13, 2017
Just released – @CMPD says homicide victim in NW #CLT on Morning Breeze Lane is 52 yr old Thomas Louis Beatty, Jr. @wsoctv https://t.co/fsg736zGJw
— Erica Bryant (@EricaExclusive) January 14, 2017
He was quickly rushed to the hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.
According to the police report, the shooter and the victim are thought to have some sort of relationship and the shooting is thought to be drug related. .
The police are still looking for the shooter and have asked for the public’s help.
If you have any information, please call Crimestoppers at 704-334-1600.
