Three law enforcement officers were killed in a shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday afternoon.
At a news conference, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief Johnny Jennings confirmed the three fatalities of U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force members and said eight law enforcement officers in totalOfficers in the task force in the city were conducting an investigation in the 5000 block of Galway Drive in East Charlotte when two suspectsat about 1:30 p.m., the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. The officers were trying to serve a warrant for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The police chief added that when officers approached the first suspect, they were fired upon from inside the residence. “After a long standoff, we were able to clear this residence and confirm that there were two additional people inside,” he added, saying both of them were brought to the police station as people of interest. He did not state whether they were the individual or individuals who fired shots at officers from inside.
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