At least three law enforcement officers were fatally shot and several wounded while attempting to serve an arrest warrant in a North Carolina neighborhood Monday.
Among the deceased are a U.S. Marshal and two local task force officers, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department confirmed.
A total of eight law enforcement officers were shot.
The identities of the officers is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
"The U.S. Marshals Task Force, which is comprised of officers from multiple agencies, was conducting an investigation in the area of the 5000 block of Galway Dr when they were engaged by active gunfire from a subject," the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, shortly after 2 p.m.
"Multiple law enforcement officers have been struck by the gunfire and are being transported to the hospital. The CMPD SWAT team is currently on the scene."
At least one shooter died on the scene, police said.
