Update: WBTV is reporting that the total number of law enforcement officers killed in the east Charlotte incident is now at four. The four deceased included one Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer and three U.S. Marshal Task Force officers — one of whom was a Deputy U.S. Marshal, according to CNN.
The law enforcement personnel were attempting to serve a warrant for a felon in possession of a firearm when the suspect began shooting.
A U.S. marshal and two police officers were killed trying to serve a warrant in east Charlotte, North Carolina, around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
NBC News reported that the marshal and the two police officers were working in the Fugitive Task Force when shot. Another task force member and four additional officers were also shot.
The warrant was being served to an individual suspected of possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon.
The Charlotte Observer noted that one of the five wounded individuals is in critical condition.
Officers shot back when the suspect began shooting, killing the suspect.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Johnny Jennings explained that the incident was the worst shooting of law enforcement he had seen during his 30 years on the job.
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