A series of shootings was reported around Charlotte in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
North Carolina police are searching for a suspect in a series of five shootings in the Charlotte area that officials believe are connected. Police responded to the first reported shooting at around 1:05 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9. A man inside his vehicle had a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim, identified by CBS News affiliate WBTV as Mustaffa Muhammad, 58, is believed to have been shot by someone driving by, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.
, police responded to a another report from a cyclist who was shot and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Nearby, another home had been struck by gunfire, with no injuries reported. The injured woman and cyclist were both transferred to Charlotte's Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, police said.Police said that because of the time and locations of the reported shootings, they believe the incidents are 'could be connected.
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