Three US law enforcement officials were killed and five others injured in a shootout Monday as they carried out a warrant at a home in the southern state of North Carolina, officials said.
At least one suspect was later found dead on the property after officers returned fire, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) wrote on social media, following a standoff that lasted around three hours.
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North Carolina police confirmed the suspect was eventually shot dead as well by the second wave of officers who arrived at the suburban Charlotte home, with a further 4 officers being wounded.
ReplyDeleteThe three-hour standoff only ended after a US Marshals Task Force smashed several armored vehicles into the house and killed the suspect.
The unnamed shooter was reportedly a wanted felon in illegal possession of a firearm. A woman and a 17-year-old man were found in the house and are now being questioned.