A number of regulation enforcement officers have been shot in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday when a U.S. Marshals process drive conducting an investigation was met by gunfire, the police mentioned.
The authorities shut down the Shannon Park neighborhood, east of downtown, with the intention to extra simply transfer victims to space hospitals, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Division wrote on social media. It cautioned residents to remain inside and keep away from the world. The scene was nonetheless lively after 3 p.m., the authorities mentioned, and a SWAT workforce was on the scene.
The variety of folks injured and the extent of accidents was not instantly clear. The duty drive is made up officers from a number of businesses.
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