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Three of the four officers that were killed in a shooting at a North Carolina home have been identified.
Samuel 'Sam' Polche, William 'Alden' Elliot and Charlotte police officer Joshua Eyer died Monday following the horror shooting as they tried to serve warrant. Both Polche and Elliot were North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections officers working with the US Marshal's office.
The US Marshal killed in the attack has not been named.
The officers were serving warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm at the home, police said. The officers were first shot at by the wanted suspect as they approached the suburban home. The cops shot dead the felon in the front yard, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said.
A second person then fired on officers from inside the home where a high-powered rifle was found, Jennings said. A woman and a 17-year-old boy were found in the home after a three-hour standoff that included armored vehicles crashing into the suburban home in a tree-lined neighborhood and tearing off doorways and windows.
Several cops were injured trying to help rescue their fallen officers when they were wounded.
'Today is an absolute tragic day for the city of Charlotte and for the profession of law enforcement,' Jennings said, according to WRAL. 'Today we lost some heroes that are out to just simply try to keep our community safe.'
Charlotte police officer Joshua Eyer also died Monday night. He was one of four officers killed
Officer Samuel 'Sam' Polche (left) and Officer William 'Alden' Elliot (right) died on Monday night in a shooting at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina. They both worked for the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections
Four officers were killed after a US Marshals Task Force serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm was fired at
The officers were first shot at by the wanted suspect as they approached the suburban home in Charlotte and they killed him in the front yard
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings speaks at a press conference
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One other member of the task force, which is made up of federal agents and other officers from across the region, was injured.
Neighbors said gunfire continued for several minutes after the shooting erupted.
WSOC-TV showed from a helicopter the incredible scene that showed an armored vehicle driving through yards and knocked over recycling bins before officers
