Four police officers have been shot and killed after a shooting incident in North Carolina in the USA. Several are injured.
Police chief Johnny Jennings in Charlotte-Mecklenburg reports this at a press conference.
Opened the lid – got a shock
Killed on assignment
It was Monday afternoon local time that the police went to an address in the city of Charlotte in North Carolina.
According to the AP news agency, the incident took place when the police were in the process of executing an arrest warrant on a person wanted for illegal possession of weapons.
When they arrived at the scene, the man opened fire.
– Several shots were fired, and as many as eight police officers were shot during the action. The situation unfolded over a period of three hours, says Jennings in the press release.
He also says that four police officers died during the mission:
– Today we lost heroes who were committed to keeping our society safe. When we put on the uniform, we have no guarantee that we will get home, he says in the statement.
ROAD BLOCKED: Large forces blocked the road around the crime scene. Photo: NTB.
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Worst attack
According to the police, the man who fired the shots has been confirmed dead.
At the same time, two people, a woman and a 17-year-old boy, were inside the house. These are now being questioned.
According to BCC News, the police shooting is one of the deadliest assaults on American law enforcement in decades. They write that the deceased police officers were part of the US Marshals Service force.
Here, a private plane is about to land at Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport, in the far south of Brazil. Then things go wrong. Reporter: Jostein Sletten / Dagbladet
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Police chief Jennings also says in the statement that the police killing is the “worst attack on police he has seen during his 30-year career”.
Showing support
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper shared his deepest condolences on social media on Tuesday:
– Our hearts are with the families and co-workers of the officers in the brutal attack, he writes on X.
On the same forum, several residents of North Carolina have spoken:
– Thank you for everything you have done. We are eternally grateful for their service, writes a follower.
Vi Lyles, mayor of the city of Charlotte, also offers his condolences after the murders.
According to the news agency AP, she was choked with tears and clearly affected during a press conference on Tuesday.
– I also bring condolences from President Joe Biden, she said during the speech.
