Charlotte Firefighter Brings Gunshot Wound Victim To Safety After Altercation

UPDATE October 5, 2022

CMPD says they have arrested a suspect in this case. Tan Nhat Tran, 20, is charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury and Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle.  Police say Tran met with the victim about the sale of a Dodge Charger that Tran had listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace. During the interaction, Tran showed a gun.

The victim tried to get away in a truck, but officers say Tran clung to the passenger side and fired, striking the victim in the abdomen. The truck sped into the Berewick shopping center where it hit at least one parked car. The victim was able to wrestle the firearm away from Tran, who fled to a nearby hotel where he was located and taken into custody. The Dodge Charger listed for sale was reported stolen out of Alabama.

ORIGINAL STORY October 4, 2022

CMPD is investigating an altercation between two men at the Berewick Town Center. One of the men in the altercation was shot sustaining injuries, however the injuries do not appear to be life threatening.

Firefighter Michael Cunningham happened to be buying lunch near by the altercation, witnessing the shooting and calling 911. Cunningham took one of the men involved in the altercation that sustained a gun shot wound to safety.

One of the bystanders who caught the altercation is Neel Jadeja. Jadeja says he and others were nearby when they heard the altercation unfold. “Initially we heard the impact of the vehicles crashing. One of them had a gun, you can tell he was very seriously injured and they were fighting for a good minute.”

The 911 call was placed just after 10am. Jadeja says this is very uncharacteristic of the area. “I was scared for the safety of the customers, I was scared for the safety of the people around and of course the gentlemen involved. Very frightening to witness. There’s stuff that you see that happens in areas, but it’s definitely not something you would expect in Berewick.”