Charlotte, North Carolina tragically became the center of national news on Monday, April 29, when a team of law enforcement officers attempting to serve a warrant – on a felon suspected of possessing a firearm illegally – was assailed with bullets from an assault rifle.
Four law enforcement officers were killed in the shooting, including a deputy US marshal and two local task force officers. Four other officers were also shot.
The felon was shot and killed, and two people inside the house at the time are being questioned by authorities.
On Tuesday night, April 30, national news shows aired footage of the shootout. One homeowner near the house said that, during the shootout, the neighborhood “looked like a warzone.”
On Tuesday, the City of Greensboro released a statement of sympathy for, and unity with, the dead and the injured officers, their families and the law enforcement agencies affected.
“The City of Greensboro stands in solidarity with the leadership and residents of Charlotte in the aftermath of yesterday’s deadly shooting,” the statement reads.
“The City extends condolences to the families of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer and the three fallen members of the US Marshals Service and the Marshals Service Task Force. They made the ultimate sacrifice and for that, we are in their eternal debt. Our thoughts are also with the officers who were injured. We value their sacrifice of service and hope they fully recover and return to duty.”
The statement notes that the Greensboro Police Department has contacted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and offered whatever assistance it can.
“We stand ready if called upon,” it reads.
The statement adds that the Greensboro officers stand with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, the US Marshals Service, the Marshals Service Task Force, and the families of the injured or killed, who were in the act of “upholding their oath to protect and serve.”
Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan stated in the somber press release: “Together, we must stand against the senseless acts of gun violence. This is tearing our communities apart, resulting in the unnecessary and untimely loss of lives.”
This is nice but meaningless. The mayor and city council don’t give a rats ass for this or any police force. I think most citizens know how this council treats this police force. Our tax dollars go to worthless pet projects that benefit only given council members.
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It’s predictable and pitiful that Leftist politicians like Nancy Vaughan cynically make political points out of a tragedy like this. “Gun Violence!” they bleat, as they knowingly promote their agenda to disarm the citizenry.
Two days ago a fellow named Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo (36) went on a killing spree in London, with a knife.
He’s been charged with murder and attempted murder.
Is the Left in favor of knife control?
How did he get the illegal firearm in the first place? That is crucial information missing from this story. The person responsible is the one who supplied this weapon. And since the police knew it existed in order to serve a warrant, perhaps it would have been prudent to do so at a time when assurances of his being without a weapon were observed.
My heart goes out to all the victims. I just can’t help but think it could have been avoided.
If a person has a mindset to do bad things, and most of the time with a weapon, they are going to be able to get a weapon. And I don’t mean just firearms. Lots of things can be used as a weapon. My question is how do you think law enforcement is supposed to know when a person is or is not carrying a weapon? Most felons carry weapons with them everywhere they go.
My prayers go to the victims, their families, coworkers and all law enforcement officers.
Nancy, it is NOT gun violence, it is a wanted felon who is responsible. Oh, are you just it just Democrat-speak?
It’s not gun violence Nancy. It is people violence. The suspect was a repeat felon and had been charged with crimes in several counties. He was just another POS that evaded real prison time.
This tragedy could have been avoided if the devil responsible for it had been kept behind bars. According to Sheriff Terry Johnson of the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office this criminal had an extremely lengthy arrest record. Sheriff Johnson stated that this criminal had been involved in plea bargains in court which resulted in many charges being dismissed and jail sentences reduced. It is these liberal thinking shenanigans that continues to prevail in the criminal justice system resulting in criminals walking free and continuing to prey on innocent law-abiding citizens. Legislators, Prosecutors and judges have the ball in their court when it comes to stop the violence. A more conservative approach to this problem is in order.
Maybe the city should focus on the sophomoric behavior at the police department. once again and it not so many years the department is finding itself broiled in a sexual scandal which reaches from the bottom to the top of the rank structure.
John, why don’t you ask some questions and find out why sexual harassment and sexual assaults still happen over there?