CHARLOTTE, NC. (THECOUNT) — Edgardo Antonio Hernandez Jr., 23, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Nicholas Keenan James at a west Charlotte hotel early Thursday morning, according to an arrest warrant and affidavit.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers responded shortly before 1:45 a.m. Thursday to the Econo Lodge Charlotte Airport Area on Glenwood Drive after receiving a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. Officers found James suffering from gunshot wounds in the hotel parking lot, and he was transported to Atrium Health Main, where he later died.
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According to the affidavit, the shooting occurred during a fight involving allegedly stolen money. The document does not specify the amount of money involved or provide additional details about what led to the confrontation.
Detectives recovered a Glock 45 9mm pistol during the investigation, according to the arrest warrant. Hernandez was subsequently charged with first-degree murder in Mecklenburg County.
The Econo Lodge Charlotte Airport Area is located at 4115 Glenwood Drive in west Charlotte, near Interstate 85. The hotel is approximately five miles west of Uptown Charlotte and has direct access to the interstate.
Additional details about the confrontation, the relationship between Hernandez and James, and whether anyone else was involved had not been released in the latest information available.
Hernandez is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. The shooting occurred in the western portion of the Charlotte metropolitan area, near the city’s airport corridor and several major transportation routes.
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