Charlotte Shooting Latest: AR-15 & .40 caliber handgun found; 4 officers killed, 4 injured

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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