CORNELIUS, N.C. — The Cornelius Police Department says a man is charged with killing another man in a shooting that happened Saturday afternoon.
Johnquise Patterson is charged with shooting and killing Johnny Johnson.
The incident took place near an apartment complex along Meridian Street around 2 p.m.
Patterson was arrested just minutes after officers got to the scene. He is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, 10 counts of shooting into an occupied dwelling, and possession of a stolen firearm.
Police say the two men knew each other.
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