RFP Staff
♦ Cordera Rayshard Brown, 27, formerly living on Franklin Street in Salisbury and now in Charlotte, was shot today about 12:30 p.m. while he walked with a woman on North Shaver Street near Park Avenue. The shooting was described as a drive-by.
Brown was bleeding profusely, made it to a house on the 500 block of Park Avenue where two men drove Brown to the Emergency Room at Novant Rowan Regional Medical Center. Later an ambulance transported him to Carolinas Medical Center. No word yet of his condition.
The area around the shooting was sealed off with yellow crime scene tape while Salisbury Police vehicles were parked on the nearby streets. Investigators are knocking on doors in an attempt to piece together what occurred. Investigators in short sleeves are examining along the curbs for evidence likely for shell casings.
Cordera Rayshard Brown’s extensive criminal record:
If you have any information about the shooting please call the Salisbury Police at: 704-638-5333 or contact Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.
Cordera Rayshard Brown (below):
Overhead visual map of the intersection of N. Shaver and Park Avenue:
**This article will be updated throughout the afternoon and this evening.**
