Police announced at a news conference that a US Marshals team, which tracks down fugitives, had gone to the Charlotte home to serve a warrant on the suspect for possession of a firearm. Fire was then opened on them from the house. Three US Marshals were killed.
Many police, including a SWAT arrest team, then arrived on the scene. Another four officers were injured. One of them is in critical condition, police announced.
The suspected shooter has also been eliminated. He was shot dead by police in his front yard. Two people who were also present in the home have been arrested and are being interrogated by the police, the report said CNN. At least one of them also allegedly shot at the officers.
“Today is a very tragic day for the city of Charlotte and for the law enforcement profession,” Johnny Jennings, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, said at a news conference. “We have lost some heroes who worked to keep our community safe.”
