Man accused of shooting CMPD officer linked to break-ins at car dealerships
CHARLOTTE — Dionte McCracking, the man accused of shooting a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer Wednesday morning, will remain in jail without bond. We’re learning new details about the suspect and the investigation after the officer-involved shooting in west Charlotte. It happened in the early morning hours Wednesday on Enderly Road. CMPD got a call about a suspicious car, and the officer saw a masked man, believed to be McCracking, carrying a power tool near a damaged power line. Channel 9 Crime Reporter Hunter Sáenz learned that McCracking got into a fight over a gun with the CMPD officer and then tried shooting him in the head.
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He allegedly stole keys and vehicles during those break-ins. McCracking was arrested after an hours-long standoff at an apartment complex on Kings Ridge Drive.