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President Joe Biden is to recreation to Charlotte, N.C., connected Thursday to meet pinch nan families of rule enforcement killed successful a shoutout earlier this week. Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI | License Photo
May 2 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden is to recreation to North Carolina connected Thursday to meet pinch families of 4 constabulary officers who were killed earlier this week successful a shootout.
The president is scheduled to get astatine Charlotte Douglas International Airport wherever he will "pay his respects to nan brave rule enforcement officers killed and wounded successful nan statement of duty," connected Monday, nan White House said successful a statement to reporters.
"The president will meet pinch families of nan fallen heroes, nan wounded rule enforcement officers and different rule enforcement officers and elected officials," it said.
The gathering pinch nan families astatine nan airdrome will beryllium closed to nan press.
Four rule enforcement officers, including 3 U.S. Marshals, were killed and 4 others were wounded Monday in a shootout that erupted successful a residential area of Charlotte arsenic they were attempting to service an apprehension warrant.
The suspected gunman, identified arsenic 39-year-old Terry Clark Hughes Jr., was besides killed successful nan firefight.
Following nan officers' deaths, Biden released a statement describing them arsenic "heroes who made nan eventual sacrifice."
Biden has called for accrued backing for rule enforcement while simultaneously seeking stricter weapon laws arsenic he seeks to curb weapon violence, which has accounted for much than 5,300 deaths and astir 10,000 injuries truthful acold this year, according to The Gun Violence Archive.
After gathering pinch nan families, nan president will caput to Wilmington for a antecedently scheduled arena wherever he will present remarks connected his Investing successful America schedule earlier returning to nan White House Thursday evening.
