CHARLOTTE – Police have charged three people after a man was found shot dead in a hotel room in south Charlotte early Saturday morning.
It happened around 12:45 p.m. on Westpark Drive, which is off Tyvola Road and Interstate 77.
Officials said they were on Westpark Drive for an independent call when they heard a shot had been fired in the area. When they first started the investigation, they found 31-year-old Dean Varian with a gunshot wound in a hotel room.
Varian was rushed to the hospital but later died of his injuries.
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Police charged Alicia Thrower, 25, Kheelen Stockdale, 21, and a 16-year-old with first degree murder, armed robbery and armed robbery conspiracy.
Investigators have not yet said what led to the shooting.
No further information was released.
This is an ongoing investigation. Have a look again wsoctv.com for updates.
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