Four officers were slain and four more were injured in a gunfight that started on Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina when a group of law enforcement officials attempted to serve a suspect with warrants.
Among the bloodiest shootouts for US law enforcement in recent memory was this one, in which the suspect was also killed.
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What happened in Charlotte?
According to a statement from the police, at about 1:30 p.m., a group of officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force proceeded to serve warrants to a suspect. The 39-year-old suspect—later revealed to be Terry Clark Hughes Jr.—was sought after for evading arrest and having a handgun in his possession.
Mr Hughes fired a 40-calibre handgun and an AR-15-style rifle from the second floor of the residence as they approached, according to the police, wounding multiple policemen. Police shot him after concluding that he presented an “imminent deadly threat” when he emerged from the house brandishing a gun, according to the police. Later, in the front yard, Mr. Hughes was declared dead.
More shooting from within the residence was heard by the cops, according to the police. The two women emerged from the house and were brought to a police station to be questioned after a protracted standoff and talks.
During the gunfight, eight officers were hurt and sent to hospitals. On arrival, three were declared dead, and on Monday night, one more person passed away from his wounds.
According to the authorities, three of the four members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force that were shot died.
The officers in the task force came from various agencies. Among those slain were Alden Elliott and Sam Poloche, two seasoned officials with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.
The U.S. Marshals Service verified that Thomas Weeks, one of its deputy marshals, was one of the deceased.
Additionally, four officers of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were shot; according to the police on social media, one of them passed away on Monday night from his wounds. Joshua Eyer, the deceased cop, was assisting other officers in apprehending the suspect when he was shot, according to the police.
How often do shootings like this happen?
This was one of the most lethal assaults on American law enforcement in recent memory.
An armed sniper opened fire during a protest against police fatal shootings in downtown Dallas in July 2016, killing four police officers and one transit officer. A remote-controlled robot delivered an explosive to the gunman, which the cops used to kill him.
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that same month, a shooter shot three officers to death and injured three more. After a gunfight, the gunman was taken out.
After working for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for more than thirty years, Chief Jennings called the incident that occurred on Monday the most sad.
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