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“Numerous” law enforcement officers were shot in an incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday afternoon, police said.
At 5 p.m., hours after the first response, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced that the scene was clear and one suspect was dead.
It all began in the early afternoon Monday with a U.S. Marshals Task Force investigation in a neighborhood in eastern Charlotte. Police said the Marshals were trying to serve a warrant when shots were fired at them.
Police have not specified the number of officers shot or confirmed how serious their injuries are, but they did say that “multiple” people were injured and rushed to local hospitals.
SWAT teams were called in and police locked down the neighborhood for several hours with at least one suspect barricaded inside a home.
When officers were able to get inside the home, they said they found at least one suspect dead inside the home. Officers found two people alive inside the home. They are both being questioned.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper posted on social media that he had offered state resources to assist local law enforcement in any way they may need.
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles took to social media to offer her thoughts on the shooting:
“I am deeply saddened by the shooting that occurred that involved Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers and US Marshals today. I ask that all Charlotteans keep them, the other injured officers, and their families in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time.”
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