A man died Wednesday after, police say, he was shot in the head outside a strip mall in east Charlotte early Sunday morning.

Details of the incident were not released until Wednesday evening.

According to police, a gunfight broke out sometime just before 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 1 in the parking lot of the Independence Promenade, located on Independence Boulevard near Idlewild Road.

Police say 22-year-old Olman Mauricio Fuentes Portillo was shot once in the head before crashing his car and coming to a rest in the middle of Independence Boulevard.

Witnesses at the scene said a passenger in Portillo’s car was exchanging gunfire with a passenger in a white Ford F-150 pickup truck as the two vehicles were exiting the parking lot, according to police.

Portillo died Wednesday at Carolinas Medical Center from his injuries.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit Detective. You may also call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
 

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