Still active....suspect barricaded...reporting 3 fatalities...

🚨#BREAKING: Seven law-enforcement officers have been shot with a fatalities reported during a active shootout⁰
📌#Charlotte | #NorthCarolina⁰
Currently, a multitude of law enforcement officers are on the scene in tactical gear, along with emergency personnel, and other… pic.twitter.com/Nlj3tzMvBe

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) April 29, 2024

I'll hazard a guess at either gang related or domestic dispute gone wrong.

The US Marshals Fugitive Task Force which is comprised of several agencies in the Charlotte area was attempting to serve a warrant in the 5000 block of Galway Dr. when shots were fired. This is still an active scene. More to come from CMPD Public Affairs.

— CMPD News (@CMPD) April 29, 2024

US Marshals? Prayers for all affected.

Sources tell Channel 9 a deputy U.S. Marshal was killed Monday in what police are calling an "active" situation in east Charlotte.

"Numerous" law enforcement officers were shot, police said. A source told Channel 9 at least three officers and one suspect were hurt.

4:47 p.m.

CMPD said its SWAT Team is still working to clear the home. They cautioned neighbors to expect police in the area.
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/cmpd-investigation-underway-east-charlotte/6PTLZP4FLFE4DA5ALFT65QDTA4/

BREAKING: Charlotte shooting: 4 law enforcement officers killed, 4 injured as US Marshals Task Force served warrant https://t.co/Pt5KQe0jmk

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 30, 2024

obviously something went terribly wrong

itsyourboypookie said:

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Killing 4 swat officers is hard. Wonder what weapon was unused or if the guy was ex military. This doesn't seem like a spray and pray type of shooter

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Walls dont stop bullets

Horrible. Heard elsewhere it was multiple shooters. We'll see.

Was the gangster black?

"Serving a warrant"...I would think suspect name(s) and offense would be easily obtainable via LOE??????

TAMUallen said:

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I don't understand why you wouldn't have some surveillance and apprehend outside of the home

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My thoughts as well. But at the same time, how many served warrants go sideways like this? One in how many thousand? This is an extreme case, but seems very rare statistically.

El Gallo Blanco said:

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TAMUallen said:

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I don't understand why you wouldn't have some surveillance and apprehend outside of the home

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My thoughts as well. But at the same time, how many served warrants go sideways like this? One in how many thousand? This is an extreme case, but seems very rare statistically.

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I suppose so but I'm sure there's lots that you don't hear about as well. Seems so much easier, safe and cost effective to simply wait till they're out of a defensible position.

whatthehey78 said:

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TAMUallen said:

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El Gallo Blanco said:

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TAMUallen said:

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I don't understand why you wouldn't have some surveillance and apprehend outside of the home

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My thoughts as well. But at the same time, how many served warrants go sideways like this? One in how many thousand? This is an extreme case, but seems very rare statistically.

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I suppose so but I'm sure there's lots that you don't hear about as well. Seems so much easier, safe and cost effective to simply wait till they're out of a defensible position.

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I've always thought the same thing about "Koresh" (SP) and Waco catastrophe.

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Not to derail but I don't think they ever really wanted to take Koresh. On the same note, a lot of these raids seem to be the same. There's no worrying about killing the person/people with a warrant. Pretty sick but I understand their perspective as well.

TAMUallen said:

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El Gallo Blanco said:

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TAMUallen said:

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I don't understand why you wouldn't have some surveillance and apprehend outside of the home

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My thoughts as well. But at the same time, how many served warrants go sideways like this? One in how many thousand? This is an extreme case, but seems very rare statistically.

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I suppose so but I'm sure there's lots that you don't hear about as well. Seems so much easier, safe and cost effective to simply wait till they're out of a defensible position.

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I agree, they almost always have better ways they could apprehend someone rather than no knock raids or attempting to get someone out of an occupied house or building. Different story if a hostage situation, but serving a warrant need not go down like this.

I suspect some of these "SWAT" teams are ill-trained and more than a few of these LEOs are caught up in the militarization of law enforcement. MRAPs and other vehicles. overweight dudes with AR style rifles (one hand always on the pistol grip in the photo ops), and this time it went tits up. Sad day for the families of the officers who died.

Today, we tragically lost 3 U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force members in the line of duty. Five additional officers were struck by gunfire. This includes four CMPD officers and an additional officer from an assisting agency. One of our CMPD officers is still in critical…

— CMPD News (@CMPD) April 29, 2024

Tonight, a procession carried CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer’s body from the hospital to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Thank you for the enormous outpouring of support from law enforcement across the state as well as @CharlotteFD for closing roads tonight. Our prayers are with Officer… pic.twitter.com/QzFItTHhcF

— CMPD News (@CMPD) April 30, 2024

Full text of press release.

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The preliminary investigation indicates officers were attempting to serve active felony warrants on a male subject. As officers approached, the male subject discharged his firearm striking multiple officers. These officers requested immediate response from other officers. As officers responded, the gunfire continued, striking additional officers.

In total, eight officers were struck during the gunfire. The officers were rushed to area hospitals. Three task force officers were pronounced deceased at the hospital. One of the injured CMPD Officers, Joshua Eyer, a 6-year veteran, fought for his life for several hours before succumbing to his injuries.

The male suspect exited the residence on Galway Drive with a firearm. Law enforcement officers perceived an imminent deadly threat and fired their service weapons striking the suspect in the front yard of the residence.

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Upon securing the scene, the suspect was pronounced deceased at the residence. The deceased suspect has been identified as Terry Clark Hughes, Jr, 39. Mr. Hughes was wanted for Possession of a Firearm by Felon and Felony Flee to Elude (2 counts) out of Lincoln County, North Carolina.

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Press conference:


The deceased Hughes was not the only shooter. News outlets reporting another shooter was a teenager, possibly Hughes' son, and fired from the inside. Two people were taken into custody.

Soak up as much news as you can on this for the next day or so then it'll be memory holed.

I wouldn't be surprised if the second shooter did most of the damage. It is hard to believe one guy could do that much to trained officers if we wasn't a sniper in a good position, or with an automatic weapon.

It would make sense that in the confusion they don't realize 2 people are shooting and only focus defensively on one person.

Or it could have just been crazy accuracy with rapid firing in a few seconds.

Garrelli 5000 said:

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I wouldn't be surprised if the second shooter did most of the damage. It is hard to believe one guy could do that much to trained officers if we wasn't a sniper in a good position, or with an automatic weapon.

It would make sense that in the confusion they don't realize 2 people are shooting and only focus defensively on one person.

Or it could have just been crazy accuracy with rapid firing in a few seconds.

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Either this or some serious firepower. It's a safe assumption all the LEOs had body armor.

What the heck was this shooter shooting? He must have had some type of rifle w scope and he knew what he was doing …crazy that he hit so many people

ts5641 said:

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Soak up as much news as you can on this for the next day or so then it'll be memory holed.

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Top story on cnn.com this morning.