CMPD: Man charged for allegedly firing gun interior uptown Charlotte comedy membership - WSOC Charlotte

CHARLOTTE â€" The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police department has identified a person arrested for allegedly firing a gun interior an uptown Charlotte comedy club Saturday evening.

Police spoke of Omar James McCombs, 36, turned into charged with 9 counts in connection to the incident.

no one turned into harm Saturday, however the circumstance canceled the display at the Comedy Zone in the AvidXchange track manufacturing facility, where comedian Craig Robinson become purported to operate.

employees advised Channel 9 reporter Tina Terry that a person came inside the membership while waving a gun round and demanded that everyone leave the building. personnel stated it took place around 9:10 p.m.

About 50 consumers were internal and dozens extra were backyard. personnel talked about they began working out of the door. CMPD validated after all and sundry became evacuated, McCombs allegedly fired that gun inner.

Officers referred to when they arrived they discovered a few victims who pointed out McCombs pointed a gun at them and threatened to harm them.

The Comedy Zone evacuated after man waves gun inside, CMPD says

Officers have been capable of quickly detain McCombs and take him to CMPD headquarters.

McCombs turned into charged with five counts of assault through pointing a gun, one count of discharging a firearm inside an enclosure to incite worry and one count number of possession of a firearm by way of a felon, among different charges. His bonds complete $90,000, in keeping with Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s workplace arrest data.

‘lots of chaos’

in the meantime, many americans who had been there Saturday had been just grateful no person became hurt.

“I heard there have been people operating out, even a few of our coworkers couldn’t get in. They were perplexed,” Serenity Sanders spoke of. “loads of chaos. I’m completely satisfied it wasn’t unhealthy, americans might still come out to the manufacturing unit and revel in their day out.”

it all came about about 30 minutes before a sold out exhibit with Robinson. Police said that demonstrate became canceled.

On Saturday nighttime, Robinson spoke for the first time in an Instagram reside he recorded after the scary circumstance.

“There’s an active shooter at the club i was at, so we needed to run over here to this live performance,” he pointed out. Then later, “It was just wild, i was within the eco-friendly room, they had been like ‘everyone get out.’ It become wild for sure.”

Robinson later shared a press release on his Instagram.

“thank you to the Comedy Zone security and body of workers for getting us to defense quickly. thanks each person in your outpouring of support and well wishes. thank you CMPD for swift action in apprehending the shooter. confidently he receives the support he wants. Thanks be to God no person was harm. Please stay protected everyone.”

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