Four officers were killed and four others were injured Monday in a shooting in an east Charlotte neighborhood. Three members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force died in the shooting, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings, along with a Charlotte police officer. The four officers killed were identified as:
Charles Thomas Weeks, a U.S. Marshal assigned to the Fugitive Task Force
Samuel “Sam” Poloche, with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
William “Alden” Elliot, with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
Joshua Eyer, a 6-year veteran of the Charlotte Police Department
The Charlotte Police Department held a news conference about the shooting at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, featuring remarks from Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, Gov. Roy Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein and Ronald Davis, director of the U.S. Marshals Service.
“Today is an absolute tragic day for the city of Charlotte and for the profession of law enforcement,” Jennings said. “Today we lost some heroes that are out to just simply try to keep our community safe.”
Jennings said officers were attempting to serve a warrant Monday to 39-year-old Terry Clark Hughes, Jr., for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon at a home near the 5000 block of Galway Drive.
“When they approached that individual, they were met with gunfire,” Jennings said. “Officers returned gunfire and struck the victim, who was later pronounced deceased in the front yard of the residence.”
During Tuesday’s news conference, Jennings said Hughes fired at officers from the upstairs of the home in both the front and the back.
Hughes was wanted for possession of a firearm by a felon and felony flee to elude (two counts) out of Lincoln County, North Carolina. Jennings said Hughes was shot down in the front yard of the home, where he died.
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All illegally purchased by a felon. Where did he get the guns?
Did he get Burger King on his ride to jail?
Que the anti-gun propaganda. Yet this is the justice system that parole the suspect.
When they come for ur guns I'll be marshall law in is not gonna be good
The cops are are dumb how are you heavily armed and have numbers and outgunned by 1 dude! Tactical fail
Just a small example of what it will be like when they come to take your 2nd Amendment….
Which police evidence locker did those weapons come from?
Crocodile tears all round. Bad police work. Everyone gloating over the deaths… necrophilia. Sick and decadent they made it happen…
Our thoughts and prayers are with you from Africa.
my condolences to all the families of these slain officers this is sad so sad, and I hope we learn from this.
What get me is we have all kinds regulations for law abiding citizens and yet criminals don’t obey the laws are follow the laws. And yet theses ignorant fools still learn nothing. You can’t fix ignorance and stupidity that’s my point.
Why would Law-in-forcemeny just rush in like that not knowing who else might be in that house ?
Self defense
WTF going on ..everyone know LAW, help the Public ..why this happen.
2nd amendment at it's finest
FTP
One important unanswered question is why you (news media) said he was a Filipino male?
So now there using the 13% that can't have a party without a good old gun fight to push their gun grabbing agenda. Smooth move Exlax!!!
Show up at 1:30 in the afternoon to serve a warrant , not smart
All those officers made good on their agreement when accepting Badge . And that is to protect , keep law and order . To liberal constitution wanna he’s , yes it is a duty of a law man to protect his jurisdiction
Get over it stop gaslighting. More people get killed in auto accidents every day.
This guy was let out of jail by democrat judges ,only keep doing the crime…
So sorry to the Loved ones being a Shield for all of us, a dangerous and at times thankless Job. Brave Officers, may God help the family's.
prayers for the families of the fallen officers… this is unconscionable… condolences.
Mug shot photo doesn't look legit.
100 diff ways this proves just how #$#d up the US criminal justice and law enforcement system really is. NOTHING about this is right.
Still having trouble understanding what the felon did that deserved this kind of a response, they just basically said he was a bad guy and moved on? Lacking important details
The American people have completed our investigation and have found no wrongdoing.
Sad sad
How couldn't you not know this was an armed felon with a long criminal history ? Who was leading this group of officers ? So you knew this criminal was in possession of AN AR15 and still went in without any shields ?
Just think,
What if there would have been multiple felons in the house OMG
I new it was a stereotype. Leftist media is so sleazy they kept prolonging the disclosure of this individual. Discusting !!!!
Journalism at us worst😅😅😅
chief looks like a bomb went off in the house.the whole front as been renovated open room concept..
Im calling BS on this one. Something don’t add up. 🤔🤔🤔
So sad sleep in peace officers…..the judicial system does not protect these officers…
Why this is out on the streets….he should have been in jail
This is sad and do you know what else is sad? That they didn't immediately put a mugshot up of this pos or say that he was a 39yr old black male. If he was Mexican or White we would have been informed immediately. Just sad they protect a murderers identity.
My Lord. K, so this is a career criminal that some judge allowed out of prison, and this thug had got guns real fast and sounds like he didn't have no background checks to get guns to me.
The balance of power is shifting. People are fed up with the police State, austerity, late-stage capitalist dystopia, and empire. I'm not surprised at all. It's about time it was the civilians on the winning side of this fight. After all, cops have murdered 2-3 unarmed civilians every single day since 2020. Maybe you shouldn't have a militarized police force trained by Mossad whose entire function is to wage war on the poor and protect the interests of the rich.
So he had a AR15 and a 40cal? I bet some of the cops got hit by their own cross fire and just said he had a 40cal too to hide the fact they accidentally shot one of their own officers
RIP condolences to the families( but surely a reviewed method of how The officers actually place themselves in the line of getting killed 😮
What date did this happen?
😂👍
The AR 15 is just as deadly as the military M16, 30 caliber bullet/automatic or semi automatic, the muzzle velocity is said to be capable of death kill at 100 yards. Rated to kill by a hit and destroying and removal of limbs rendering a potential death again at 100 yards. These semi/easily converted to automatic need to be criminalized and taken off the ability for purchase!
May the Father wrap his Loving Arms around the Family and Friends of these mourning souls. I hope they find comfort in knowing that there loved ones are with The Father in paradise!
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7:27 He had an AR-14😮 Imagine if he had a AK-48? Forget about it!