Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have arrested a suspect connected to a homicide in southwest Charlotte on Saturday afternoon.

Officers were called to Peppervine Lane near West Arrowood Road for a death investigation just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. At the scene, police found Justin Lavon Johnson, 33, with apparent gunshot wounds.

Johnson’s next of kin has been notified of his death, CMPD said.

CMPD arrested 48-year-old Lawrence Arnold Jackson for the murder of Johnson. Jackson is now in custody at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.

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Channel 9 is working to learn more about what led up to the incident.

This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.

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