Shootout in North Carolina Leaves Three Officers Dead and Five Wounded in Heroic Standoff
Charlotte, North Carolina – In a tragic incident on Monday, three officers from a U.S. Marshals Task Force lost their lives while serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm in a shootout at a home in North Carolina. Additionally, five other officers were wounded during the exchange of gunfire. According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings, officers responding to the scene to aid their colleagues were also shot at by a …