North Carolina Man Who Killed 4 Law Enforcement Personnel a Felon Barred From Gun Possession

The North Carolina man who shot and killed three U.S Marshal Task Force officers and one Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officer was a felon barred from firearm possession.

One of the three deceased task force officers was a Deputy U.S. Marshal, according to CNN.

Breitbart News reported the incident unfolded Monday around 1:30 p.m. when the task force and the CMPD officer attempted to serve a warrant for a felon in possession of a firearm.

The suspect opened fire on the task force officer and the CMPD officer, fatally wounding four. Officers returned fire, killing the suspect.

WCNC identified the suspect as 39-year-old Terry Clark Hughes Jr., who already served “nearly a year in prison” after a 2012 arrest for felon in possession of a firearm following a high-speed chase.

Hughes “was arrested by CMPD on multiple drug charges in May 2021” and “also charged with fleeing or eluding arrest with a motor vehicle.” He was released from custody in less than a day.

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