4 Officers Killed in North Carolina Were at Disadvantage as Shots Rained From Above, Police Say

Published on May 2, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man come out of a house in North Carolina before four were killed by gunfire, the victims unable to survive shots coming from inside the dwelling, a witness and officials said Tuesday. Still reeling from Monday’s attack—the deadliest against U.S. law enforcement officers since 2016—investigators in Charlotte said they weren’t sure whether there was a second shooter and that more work was needed to determine a precise timeline of events. “Charlotte isn’t going to be the last place that this happens,” Mayor Vi Lyles said, “but Charlotte will be the place that will heal—that will heal with dignity and respect for everyone.”...

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