Police in North Carolina say numerous law enforcement officers have been struck by gunfire in Charlotte.
Officers from several agencies in the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out an investigation when “a subject” began firing at them, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department saidserving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said.
The U.S. Marshals Task Force was fired on by the wanted suspect as they approached the house and the man was killed in the front yard, Jennings said. His name was not released, but the chief said he was wanted as a felon illegally possessing a weapon.Former NSA worker gets nearly 22 years in prison for selling secrets to undercover FBI agent
Three other Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers who responded to the scene were shot while trying to rescue the wounded officers.WSOC-TV said their helicopter captured an armored vehicle driving through yards and knocking over recycling bins before officers removed a person with blood on their shirt who was then loaded into an ambulance.
Rissa Reign was cleaning her house when she heard the first shots ring out. There was a pause, then a second set of shots and then a third. She stepped outside. Another neighbor, William Cunningham, was moved to tears as he sat on his porch. He said he is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm but never expected such violence in his own neighborhood.Four Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools were placed on lockdown around afternoon dismissal, but that was lifted in the late afternoon, the district said.
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