U.S. marshal, 2 correction officers killed, 8 officers in total shot serving warrant in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An effort to service a warrant turned deadly Monday erstwhile a U.S. marshal and 2 correction officers were changeable and killed successful Charlotte portion trying to service a warrant.

In all, 8 instrumentality enforcement officials were shot, including different marshal and 4 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 4 constabulary officers.

The deadly saga began astir 1:30 p.m. erstwhile the U.S. Marshals Task Force went to service a warrant connected a convicted felon believed to person amerciable firearms.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Johnny Jennings said the marshals were met with a barrage of gunfire, which they returned.

The antheral shooting astatine the officers was killed successful the beforehand gait of a location successful the eastbound Charlotte neighborhood, but arsenic officers approached him, much shots were fired successful their absorption from wrong a adjacent home.

When the shootout ended, a standoff began and lasted for respective hours. That included armored vehicles crashing into the suburban location successful a tree-lined vicinity and tearing disconnected doorways and windows.

At 5 p.m., hours aft the archetypal response, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced that the country was clear, and the radical wrong the location -- a pistillate and a 17-year-old lad -- were being detained for questioning.

"Today we mislaid immoderate heroes who were retired simply trying to support our assemblage safe," Jennings said.

During a 6 p.m. quality conference, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said 3 U.S. marshals had been killed, and a 4th injured.

Later, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that 1 of its officers had been killed. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper clarified that the different 2 killed were officers with the State Department of Adult Correction who were moving with the task force.

Four Charlotte officers were besides changeable and injured. One remains successful captious condition, Jennings said.

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Jennings confirmed that the fishy killed successful the shootout was the taxable of the warrant.

"A batch of the questions that request to beryllium answered, we don't adjacent cognize what those questions are now," Jennings said little than 4 hours aft the shooting. "We person to get a afloat knowing of wherefore this occurred and besides uphold the integrity of the investigation."

Cooper posted connected societal media that helium had offered authorities resources to assistance section instrumentality enforcement successful immoderate mode they whitethorn need.

Cooper aboriginal arrived successful Charlotte, the state's largest city, to conscionable with officials and the families of the victims.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles took to societal media to connection her thoughts connected the shooting:

"I americium profoundly saddened by the shooting that occurred that progressive Charlotte-Mecklenburg constabulary officers and US Marshals today. I inquire that each Charlotteans support them, the different injured officers, and their families successful your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly hard time."

The past marshal changeable and killed successful the enactment of work was successful November 2018. Chase White was changeable successful Tucson, Arizona, by a antheral wanted for stalking section instrumentality enforcement officers, the bureau said.

The Associated Press contributed.