The Office Craig Robinson show canceled Charlotte shooting

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Actor and comic Craig Robinson‘s show in Charlotte was halted after a person fired a gun inside The Comedy Zone Saturday night time.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department mentioned no person was injured within the shooting. Officers mentioned 36-year-old Omar McCombs went inside The Comedy Zone on North Carolina Music Factory Boulevard simply after 9 p.m., brandishing the gun and threatening bodily hurt whereas inside. 

Police mentioned McCombs fired inside, and the membership was shortly evacuated. CMPD mentioned McCombs is now in custody. McCombs is a convicted felon and was not presupposed to be in possession of a firearm, police report. 

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Robinson mentioned he was secure within the membership’s inexperienced room on the time of the shooting. The comic took to Instagram to explain the scene. 

“I’m performing at The Comedy Zone in Charlotte, North Carolina. There was an active shooter in the comedy club,” he mentioned.

Robinson was anticipated to carry out at The Comedy Zone simply earlier than the shooting Saturday night time. The Comedy Zone introduced that Robinson’s Sunday show could be canceled. Anyone who bought tickets for the occasion will probably be refunded, according to the venue.

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