4 law enforcement officers killed in North Carolina shootout
A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers approached a home to serve a warrant
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A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers approached a home to serve a warrant
The officers have been identified as Joshua Eyer, of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department, and Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott, who worked for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, and US Deputy Marshal Thomas M. Weeks Jr.
Three of four officers killed during a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday have been identified. The fourth, a U.S. Marshals Service deputy, has not.
The officers have been identified as Joshua Eyer, of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department, and Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott, who worked for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, and US Deputy Marshal Thomas M. Weeks Jr.
It was the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement in one incident since five officers were killed by a sniper during a protest in Dallas in 2016.