CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four law enforcement officers were killed in an east Charlotte shooting on Monday, three of them were with a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and one was with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
CMPD chief Johnny Jennings confirmed Joshua Eyer was the Charlotte police officer killed on Monday. The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) confirmed Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott were two of the officers with the U.S. Marshals task force who were killed. The fourth law enforcement officer has been identified as Thomas Weeks.
A total of eight officers were shot on Galway Drive on Monday while officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant. A shooting suspect was killed at the scene, and police are questioning two other people. The suspect who died was identified as 39-year-old Terry Clark Hughes, Jr. He was wanted for possession of a firearm by a felon in Lincoln County, which is about 30 miles northwest of Charlotte.
Joshua Eyer
Eyer worked with CMPD's North Tryon Division for six years. He graduated from CMPD's 178th Recruit Class in April 2018.
Eyer won a CMPD Officer of the Month Award in mid-April for his work with the department.
"We will always be indebted to Officer Eyer for his bravery and his sacrifice to this profession," Jennings said.
Eyer was the son-in-law of a chairperson of the Cabarrus Women's Center, according to the StoneBridge Community Church. Eyer is survived by his wife Ashley and a 3-year-old son.
We encourage anyone who knew Officer Eyer to provide WCNC Charlotte with more information on who he was and what he did for the community.
Sam Poloche
Poloche was a 14-year veteran with the NCDAC. He joined the NCDAC Special Operations and Intelligence Unit in 2013. Both Poloche and Elliott were full-time members of the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Poloche is survived by his wife and two children.
We encourage anyone who knew Officer Poloche to provide WCNC Charlotte with more information on who he was and what he did for the community.
Alden Elliott
Elliott was a 14-year veteran with the NCDAC. He joined the NCDAC Special Operations and Intelligence Unit in 2016 after serving as a parole officer.
Elliott is survived by his wife and one child.
"These officers died as heroes and made the ultimate sacrifice in their service to our state," NC Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee said in a release. "We remember them, we honor their service, we send our deepest condolences to their families and friends, and we pray for healing for all affected by this tragic incident."
We encourage anyone who knew Officer Elliott to provide WCNC Charlotte with more information on who he was and what he did for the community.
Thomas Weeks
Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks was assigned to the Western District of North Carolina as part of the Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force. Weeks, 48, lived in Mooresville, a northern suburb of Charlotte.
He was a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Marshals Service and spent the last 10 years of his career in Charlotte. He was part of the team executing an arrest warrant for Terry Clark Hughes Jr. when he was shot and killed on Monday.
Prior to joining the U.S. Marshals Service in 2011, he spent eight years with Customs and Border Protection. Weeks is survived by his wife and four children.
CMPD officers injured
On Tuesday, Jennings identified the names of the other CMPD officers injured during the shooting Monday as Chris Tolley, Michael Giglio, Jack Blowers and Joshua Campbell. Tolley is an 18-year veteran of CMPD. He underwent surgery and is recovering. Giglio is a 3-year veteran of CMPD. He was treated for his gunshot wound and released. Blowers is a 1-year veteran with CMPD. He also was treated for his gunshot wound and released. Campbell, who has been discharged already, broke his foot during the shooting. He has been with CMPD since 2020.
The Statesville Police Department confirmed that one of its officers was also hurt in the shooting. Corporal Casey Hoover was serving on a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force when he was shot in the upper torso. Hoover is expected to make a full recovery. Hoover has spent eight years with Statesville PD and two with the task force.
Editor's Note: The Statesville Police Department announced Tuesday evening one of its own officers was among those hurt during the incident. This means five officers were hurt Monday.
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