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1 of 3 | A makeshift memorial marks nan area successful which 4 officers were killed and 4 others injured while serving warrants for nan apprehension of Terry Clark Hughes Jr. successful Charlotte, N.C., connected Monday. Photo by Veasey Conway/EPA-EFE
April 30 (UPI) -- A time aft a shooting near 4 law-enforcement officers dormant successful North Carolina, authorities connected Tuesday identified nan suspected gunman, saying he had a lengthy criminal record.
Police said Terry Clark Hughes Jr., 39, had faced 49 criminal charges since 2001 and was convicted of crimes successful galore parts of North Carolina, The Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday. He served clip successful situation successful 2011 and 2013, and successful 2021 he was accused of marijuana-related offenses.
Hughes died successful nan gunfight connected Monday successful which he and perchance others changeable and killed 3 U.S. Marshals and different serviceman and wounded 4 others astatine astir 1:30 p.m. EDT successful nan 5000 artifact of Galway Drive successful Charlotte, WXII 12 reported.
The officers were trying to service 2 warrants for Hughes' apprehension connected charges of being a felon successful possession of a firearm and fleeing and eluding, some of which are felonies.
Three of nan slain officers were members of nan U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, and nan 4th unfortunate was a personnel of nan section Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Police officers recovered an AR-15 firearm and a .40-caliber pistol wrong nan location and detained a female and a 17-year-old, ABC News reported.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings told news media that constabulary investigators recovered much than 100 slug casings and projectiles wrong nan home.
He said Hughes was connected nan home's 2nd level erstwhile he opened occurrence and he had nan officers astatine a tactical disadvantage.
Jennings said investigators are looking into really Hughes obtained nan firearms and, he said, nan female and teen are cooperating pinch nan investigation.
The slain officers were identified arsenic Sam Poloche, Alden Elliott, Joshua Eyer and Thomas Weeks Jr.
