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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Numerous law enforcement officers conducting a task force operation were shot Monday afternoon as they came under fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said.

The officers were members of a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm at a home in Charlotte.

Sources tell Channel 9 a deputy U.S. Marshal was killed Monday while serving a warrant in east Charlotte. At least one suspect was found dead at the scene, police confirmed just before 5 p.m.

Three law enforcement officers, including a deputy U.S. marshal, were shot and killed Monday as they tried to serve a fugitive warrant in North Carolina, federal authorities said.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday in North Carolina, home, police said.

A SWAT team was on the scene in an area on the east side of Charlotte, police said.

Three officers on a U.S. Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said.

Update at 5:10pm: CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police say three law enforcement officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout at a Charlotte, North Carolina, home. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jenni

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said three U.S. Marshals were killed and five officers were wounded in a shootout on Monday. One suspect is dead.

Numerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire, according to police in Charlotte, North Carolina.