'Numerous' police officers were struck by gunfire in Charlotte, police said Monday afternoon.
Three law enforcement officers were killed and five more were wounded in a shooting incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday afternoon, police said.
At the time of the shooting, the U.S. Marshals Task Force was serving a warrant in an investigation in the area "when they were engaged by active gunfire from a subject," police said Monday.The three deceased officers served with the U.S. Marshals Task Force. One of the five wounded is a U.S. Marshal while the other four work for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Chief Johnny Jennings said in a press conference Monday evening.
Just before 5 p.m., about three hours after police said there had been a shooting, police said "at least one shooting suspect was located deceased at the residence after clearing the scene."Police are questioning two other people who lived in the home as persons of interest, Jennings said. One of them was a juvenile."To me it's the most tragic one that I've been involved in," he said.
Police previously described the incident as an "active situation" and said a SWAT team was on scene. Police said the shelter-in-place order was lifted after the house was cleared. In a statement on social media, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he was in touch with police about the shooting and has offered up state resources to help.Copyright © 2024 ABC News Internet Ventures.
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