Police are asking the public’s help in locating an assailant who shot another man multiple times in a Matthews arcade parking lot early Saturday.
The man was taken by witnesses to a hospital but his condition as of Saturday evening was unknown, Officer Tim Aycock told The Charlotte Observer.
Gunfire erupted about 6:10 a.m. in the parking lot of City Arcade, 9201 E. Independence Blvd., according to a Matthews Police Department news release.
The man was shot after a dispute with another man, police said.
The shooter was last seen driving from the arcade with two unidentified people. The group drove away in a dark, possibly black four-door Ford Crew Cab pickup truck that has large tires and a bed cover, police said.
The heavyset assailant has long dreads halfway down his back, police said. Video surveillance footage shows him wearing a light blue baseball hat with florescent trim and a New York Yankees-style logo. He wore blue jeans, sneakers and a light blue and florescent shirt with sleeves to his elbows.
Arcade management didn’t reply to an email from the Observer requesting comment. A phone number listed for the arcade was not accepting messages.
Anyone who knows the man or his whereabouts is asked to contact Matthews Police Detective Danial Michalak at 704-841-6793; [email protected].
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