A woman called 911 on Thursday evening, told police she had shot her boyfriend and hung up the phone.
When officers arrived at her northeast Charlotte apartment, police said, they found a 22-year-old woman dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. A man had been shot several times.
The man, 23-year-old Darron Orlando Davis, died as a result of his wounds late Thursday, police said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police haven't said what led to the shooting at the Park Creek Apartments on Perth Court, off Milton Road. Officers said they have no reason to believe anyone else was involved.
It was termed a domestic violence-related shooting.
About 5:20 p.m., several people called 911 from the area after hearing gunshots from inside a nearby apartment.
Police said they believe Edris Gbarlee Juyenneh Dickson shot Davis, her boyfriend, several times, then turned the gun on herself.
Dickson was pronounced dead at the scene. Davis died at Carolinas Medical Center.
Crime-scene tape surrounded several apartment units Friday evening as police investigated. Many residents stood outside watching as investigators took photos of the apartment where the shooting happened. Police closed the door behind them each time they walked in and out of the apartment.
A handful of children played nearby, chasing each other with plastic guns.
A neighbor told the Observer that Dickson was a "sweet girl" who had recently moved into the apartment.
Police encouraged anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
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