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Four law enforcement officers were killed Monday during an east Charlotte shootout while conducting a fugitive warrant operation.
The victims included three U.S. Marshal task force officers and a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer.
Four other officers, three of whom were with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), were injured during the shootout.
WATCH:
Chief Johnny Jennings describes events that led to 8 officers being shot in Charlotte, NC.
3 were killed, and 1 is in critical condition. pic.twitter.com/ECQ7aFTYsM
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 29, 2024
BREAKING: Three members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force shot and killed as law enforcement officers were trying to serve a warrant in a residential neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, suspect dead.
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 29, 2024
Fox News reports:
The shooting began when a U.S. Marshals Task Force attempted to serve a warrant for firearm possession by a convicted felon. During a Monday evening press briefing, authorities said the recipient of the warrant was the one who initially opened fire. That suspect, who was later identified as 39-year-old Terry Clark Hughes, Jr., was killed in the shootout, police said.
Hughes was also wanted for two counts of felony flee to elude out of Lincoln County, North Carolina, according to Charlotte police.
Police believe two shooters may have been involved. They said two persons of interest, a 17-year-old and a woman, were taken to the police station for further investigation.
“We have two people of interest at the police station that are being questioned right now,” Police Chief Johnny Jennings said during the presser. “And we have confirmed that the individual that was set up that we were serving the warrant on was the individual who fired the initial shots and was deceased in the front yard at the end of all of this.”
Three officers from the U.S. Marshals Task Force – one deputy and two task force officers – were killed in the shootout. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that an officer from its department also died from his injuries later Monday evening.
TRAGIC UPDATE: CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer, critically injured in today’s shooting, has died, the department says https://t.co/3EA39UCuKP pic.twitter.com/5QOZFabNnJ
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 30, 2024
“CMPD chief Johnny Jennings confirmed that Joshua Eyer was the Charlotte police officer killed on Monday,” WCNC reports.
“The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) confirmed that Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott were two of the officers with the U.S. Marshals task force who were killed. The other officer killed was with the U.S. Marshals and has not been named,” the outlet added.
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#UPDATE: Additional video is being shared from a neighbor’s perspective, as law enforcement are now using neighboring properties to stage, with gunfire being fired. A witness says he heard up to 100 shots. The number of officers shot and injured stands at seven, with three… pic.twitter.com/NR5CZgTpFV
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 29, 2024
Per WBTV:
CMPD stated that the officer Joshua Eyer was shot in the line of duty this Monday afternoon after assisting other officers with the apprehension of a suspect. Eyer was a six year veteran and was a member of the 178th Recruit Class.
The North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections stated that two of the members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force were NC Department of Adult Correction veterans.
They were identified as Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott. Poloche leaves behind a wife and two children, and Elliott and his wife were parents to one child.
Police say as the task force attempted to serve the warrant for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, they were met with gunfire from inside a home, and officers returned fire, struck the suspect, and that person was pronounced deceased in the front yard.
As officers approached that individual, they say they were met by more gunfire from inside the home. After a long standoff, officers cleared the home and found two females inside, who were both brought to the police station as persons of interest.
