PAY ATTENTION TO THE COP IN THE BACK HE GETS SHOT

THE POLICE SETTING UP IN THE NEIGHBORS BACKYARD

AFTERMATH OF THE HOUSE WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED

POLICE SETTING UP A CRIMESCENE ZONE

FULL RADIO TRAFFIC OF THE SITUATION

WHERE IT HAPPENED

Terry Clark Hughes Jr. (The Shooter)

He seems to be quite familiar with law enforcement due to his past

(Man arrested after 115 mph police pursuit in Alamance County)

https://www.wxii12.com/article/man-arrested-after-115-mph-police-pursuit-in-alamance-county/2046243

PAST CHARGES

NAME:

TERRY CLARK HUGHES

DATE:

10-20-2017

NUMBER:

389739

GENDER:

M

DOB:

11-21-1984

ADDRESS:

CHARLOTTE NC 28269

ALL MECKLENBURG CTY CHARGES:

CARRYING CONCEALED GUN(M)

,DWLR NOT IMPAIRED REV

,FLEE/ELUDE ARREST W/MV (F)

,MAINTN VEH/DWELL/PLACE CS (F)

,MANUFACTURE MARIJUANA

,POSSESS MARIJ PARAPHERNALIA

,POSSESS MARIJ PARAPHERNALIA

,PWIMSD MARIJUANA

,PWISD MARIJUANA

Deceased Officers

This is Deputy US Marshal Thomas Weeks.

This is Officer Joshua Eyer

Officer Eyer faithfully served the CMPD's North Tryon Division for six years and was a member of the 178th Recruit Class.

This is Samuel “Sam” Poloche

Samuel “Sam” Poloche, NC Department of Adult Correction, was a task force officer assigned to the U.S. Marshal Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force

William “Alden” Elliott

William “Alden” Elliott, NC Department of Adult Correction, was a task force officer assigned to the U.S. Marshal Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force NC Department of Adult Correction

Sam Poloche and Alden Elliot “were both 14-year NC Department of Adult Correction veterans,” the Correction secretary wrote in announcing their deaths.

A neighbor filmed a terrifying shootout between Charlotte police and two gunmen in a blitz of bullets that left four officers dead and another four injured.

A livestream shared by Saing Chhoeun on Facebook shows two heavily armed cops taking cover behind a vehicle as they engage in a gun battle on Monday.

The video begins with the terrified neighbor seemingly locked outside his house and asking someone to let him in.

The officers repeatedly ask the neighbor to go inside the home, but he informs them he can't because he does not have the keys.

The shooting happened as four officers were serving a warrant for felon Terry Clark Hughes, who was wanted for possessing a firearm and shot dead in the gun battle.

Samuel 'Sam' Polche, William 'Alden' Elliot and Charlotte police officer Joshua Eyer died Monday following the horror shooting as they tried to serve warrant. Both Polche and Elliot were North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections officers working with the US Marshal's office.

The US Marshal killed in the attack has not been named.A neighbor filmed a terrifying shootout between Charlotte police and two gunmen in a blitz of bullets that left four officers dead and another four injured.

Press Release

Charlotte, N.C. – (Tuesday, April 30, 2024) – Today, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department provided an update on Monday's tragic attack on law enforcement officers in the North Tryon Division. CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings released the names and conditions of the four CMPD officers wounded in the incident. U.S. Marshals Service Director Ronald Davis released the identity of the fourth officer killed in the line of duty.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks died in the hospital from his gunshot wound injuries. He was a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Marshals Office. CMPD Officer Christopher Tolley, hired in May of 2006, underwent surgery to treat his gunshot wound injuries and remains in the hospital in stable condition. CMPD Officer Michael Giglio, hired in February of 2021, was treated for gunshot wound injuries and released from the hospital Monday. CMPD Officer Jack Blowers, hired in February of 2023, was also treated for his gunshot wound injuries and was released from the hospital Monday. CMPD Officer Justin Campbell, hired in June of 2020, sustained injuries resulting in a broken foot. Officer Campbell was treated and released from the hospital Tuesday morning.

CMPD was joined at a press conference this morning by the U.S. Marshals Office, the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Western District, Governor Roy Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein, Mayor Vi Lyles and the City of Charlotte.

CMPD's Crime Scene Investigation Unit and detectives worked through the night processing the crime scene in the 5000 block of Galway Drive in the North Tryon Division. During the investigation, a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle, 40-caliber handgun and additional magazines and ammo for both weapons were recovered on scene.

Two females inside the residence were brought in on Monday, April 29, to be interviewed by detectives. They are fully cooperating with the investigation. Detectives are not looking for any additional suspects or persons of interest.

Preliminary information indicates that 12 CMPD officers fired their service weapon. All 12 of those officers are on paid, administrative leave. As is standard procedure with any officer involved shooting, the CMPD's Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation.

The officers involved in yesterday's shooting incident are a part of the Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF), which began operations in January of 2018. The task force is the newest Regional Fugitive Task Force of the U.S. Marshals Office and is compromised of the following agencies: Atrium Health, Catawba County Sheriff's Office, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Department of Homeland Security – HIS, the Department of Justice ATF, Gaston County Police Department, Gastonia Police Department, Huntersville Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, Monroe Police Department, Mooresville Police Department, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Statesville Police Department, Union County Sheriff's Office and the York County Sheriff's Office.

The investigation into this incident is being conducted by the CMPD's Homicide Unit. This is an active and ongoing investigation.

As additional information develops, it will be released by the CMPD's Public Affairs Office. For additional information in reference to this case, please refer to the report: 20240429-1333-00.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Investigators on Wednesday continued working to piece together the timeline of a deadly shooting in east Charlotte that killed four officers and left four others with gunshot wounds, rocking the law enforcement community nationwide and spurring an outpouring of support for the officers and their families.

Civic and religious leaders are asking the community for patience, love and grace as they grapple with the fallout of the deaths: Four families who have lost a husband and a father.

Officials have declined to discuss the specifics of the incident, including whether it was appropriate for law enforcement to engage in a lengthy gun battle in the middle of a neighborhood in the middle of the day.

"We do, like a number of cities across this country, have issues around violence. But I think most of the time we can identify why and how," Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said Tuesday night following a community prayer vigil. "In this situation, I think once they finish the investigation, we will probably know more about the how and the why. And my goal is that we complete the investigation, we actually learn from what is going on and that we move forward together."