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Police say Shaheed Covington, 19, was evading arrest while carrying a firearm when officers shot at him. Nobody suffered injuries in the incident. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released bodycam footage of an incident where officers fired their weapons at a man while he was evading arrest.…

Brandon Grunwaldt, 47, was sentenced to spend 30 years in prison for recording a minor while showering. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man was sentenced for producing and possessing child pornography. Brandon Grunwaldt, 47, was sentenced on Monday in a federal court in Charlotte to 30 years in prison after being convicted of sexually exploiting a minor.…

Alison Thomas, of Union County, was found dead in Jackson County, North Carolina. Three people have been arrested for her death. UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Over a month after a woman was reported missing in Union County, three people have been arrested for her death.…

Willie James is accused of killing a man in 2018. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A murder suspect, accused of cutting off his ankle monitor before going missing, has been taken back into custody, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced Monday. Willie James, 33, was originally placed on the ankle-monitoring system in 2018 when he was charged with killing 25-year-old Matthew Duke Gibbons in northwest Charlotte.…