Following the initial exchange of gunfire, a second person inside the home fired upon the officers, Jennings said.
A Charlotte police officer was killed on Monday along with three US Marshals, and four other officers were left wounded when they were met with a barrage of bullets while trying to serve a warrant outside a North Carolina home. The cop was identified as Joshua Eyer who died on Monday night from his injuries sustained in the shooting.
The identities of the three other officers who lost their lives have not yet been revealed. Some of the injured officers were trying to help the fallen officers when they were wounded. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Johnny Jennings described Tuesday as the bloodiest day for law enforcement in his 32-year career.
Blood on Charlotte Street
«Today we lost some heroes that were out there simply trying to keep our communities safe,» Jennings said at a press conference shortly after the situation settled. «To me it’s the most tragic [day] that I’ve been involved in,» he added.
