At least four police officers have died and four others have been injured in a shooting that occurred in the early hours of this Tuesday – Spanish time – in the North Tryon Charlotte neighborhood, in the US state of North Carolina. Finally the agents managed to kill the criminal.
«Today we have tragically lost three officials of the Special Fugitive Team of the Marshals Service in the line of duty. Five additional have been hit by gunfire. This includes four from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) and one from an assistance agency. “One of our CMPD is still in critical condition,” the aforementioned Police Department has published on its X social network account.
Just a few hours later, the Police confirmed the death of the officer who was in critical condition. In that sense, the Department has described the actions of the agents as “heroic”, and has thanked the “bravery” shown and the “ultimate sacrifice” of the deceased.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has mourned the death of some “heroes” and has urged Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and other types of measures aimed at reducing armed violence on the streets of the country. country.
Gun debate
«Congressional leaders have to step forward. Let’s demand safe gun storage and pass universal background checks and a national red flag law. It’s enough. “May God bless these fallen heroes,” he said in a statement.
After this, Biden has addressed the families of the victims to show his support for the loss of “a piece of soul”, and has promised to increase funding to “protect” the agents.
For their part, both Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings and state governor Roy Cooper have offered their condolences to the families of the dead officers. Additionally, Biden has called Cooper and offered condolences.
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles has also referred to the shooting. «I am deeply saddened by the shooting that occurred today with affected Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers. “I ask the population to think about the injured officers and their families and pray for them in this tremendously difficult time,” she urged.
The incident began following an investigation by the United States Marshals Service, a federal police agency that was attempting to deliver an official notification and whose members were shot. After an intense exchange of shots, the agents managed to kill the suspect in the front yard of the house.
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