President Biden visits families of fallen officers in Charlotte after deadly shootout

CHARLOTTE ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — President Biden visited families in Charlotte on Thursday following the senseless deaths of four law enforcement officers.

Gov. Roy Cooper and Mayor Vi Lyles welcomed President Biden at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport where he met with families impacted by Monday’s shooting.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said President Biden spoke with families of the fallen officers and three of their injured officers in Monday’s tragic event.

“He shared thoughts on the heroic actions our officers took on Monday and every day. Their service and sacrifice can never be repaid,” CMPD said on Thursday. “Thank you to President Biden for stopping by and sharing a moment with our local heroes. We continue to be overwhelmed by the support from our community and from across the country.”

Four officers part of the US Marshals Service Task Force died from injuries when a suspect, identified as Terry Hughes Jr., 39, opened fire on a group of law enforcement officers Monday.

The four officers were part of a team executing a warrant for the arrest of Hughes, who was wanted out of Lincoln County, Monday in the 5000 block of Galway Drive in east Charlotte.

The four law enforcement officers who were killed have been identified as:

• Officer Joshua Eyer, CMPD (Also a Sergeant First Class in the North Carolina Army National Guard – 211th Military Police Company)
• Samuel Poloche, NC Dept. of Adult Corrections (Member of U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force)
• William Elliott, NC Dept. of Adult Corrections (Member of U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force)
• Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. Weeks Jr. (Assigned to the Western District of North Carolina and supporting the Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force)

Hughes was fatally shot by law enforcement on Monday when police said he came out of the east Charlotte home, armed.

Earlier this week, President Biden had announced plans to visit Wilmington on Thursday. Gov. Cooper will join President Biden and EPA Administrator Michael Regan to tout new investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for North Carolina.

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