North Carolina police say at least 4 officers killed, suspect shot dead: “An absolute tragic day”

Four law enforcement officers were shot to death and four others were wounded on Monday in a gun battle that erupted while they were serving a fugitive arrest warrant at a house in Charlotte, N.C., authorities said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department chief Johnny Jennings said at a press conference that three of the officers who were killed were part of a U.S. Marshals Task Force, consisting of officers from multiple agencies. "Today is an absolute tragic day for the city of Charlotte and for the profession of law enforcement," Jennings said. "Today we lost some heroes who were out to just keep our community safe." The officers who were killed were attempting to serve a warrant for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. They arrived at a residence where the suspect was located and he began firing on the officers, Jennings said. They returned fire, and the suspect was killed in the front yard after a tense standoff. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles added that “three people lost their lives today. And the most that I can ask of our community is that we honour and respect them for all the work that they've done, all the work that we will do to make it possible for our city to be safer.” For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10457509/charlotte-north-carolina-officers-shot/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #NorthCarolina #Police