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That's how I look at things, could've been a family member or something. “I pray for the family who lost whoever they lost because that could've been my child. “For the ones that's coming up, this is the example to them and this is all they're going to know to do, is shoot in reaction when I get mad,” Walton said. Walton said she doesn’t know Sosa or the shooter, but she is a Charlotte resident who shops at the Food Lion next to where the shooting happened. “What is causing it? What can we do to stop it from, you know, from getting like this? Do we need to come together as a community?” she asked. Shoppers told Channel 9 they were shocked and saddened to hear of the deadly shooting but also said they are not surprised to learn of another homicide in the city.Īfela Walton said she's working with some of her neighbors and friends to find a solution to the increase in violence. The bar and restaurant where the shooting happened was closed Sunday, but every other business in the shopping plaza was open, including the Food Lion, where people were coming and going all morning. Sosa was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.ĭetectives said Sosa and the shooter knew each other and that both were inside the restaurant when the shooting happened. When officers arrived they found Sosa inside the business suffering from a gunshot wound. Police told Channel 9 that someone called 911 and said a man had been shot.