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Authorities have identified Samuel "Sam" Poloche,  Joshua Eyer and William "Alden" Elliot and Thomas M. Weeks, Jr. as the four law enforcement officers who died in Monday's shooting in Charlotte.

'Day of heartbreak': Eight officers injured in Charlotte shooting identified, including 4 killed

<p>WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES. I WANT TO THANK THEM. &gt;&gt; WELL, YOU HAVE A NEWS CONFERENCE IN CHARLOTTE. 8 PEOPLE, 8 OFFICERS SHOT TODAY WHILE SERVING A HIGH-RISK WARRANT IN CHARLOTTE. 2 OFFICERS, LOCAL OFFICERS WERE KILLED. A 3RD, A U.S. MARSHAL DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL IS PART OF THAT TASK FORCE AND YOU CAN SEE THIS, THE PAIN AND THE ANGUISH IN THOSE LOCAL OFFICERS AND THE MAYOR OF CHARLOTTE TODAY. &gt;&gt; A VERY EMOTIONAL NEWS CONFERENCE AS WE ALSO KNOW THE SUSPECT IS DEAD. 2 OTHER SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY AS THE OFFICERS WITH THIS U.S. MARSHALS TASK FORCE WERE SERVING THIS WARRANT. THEY APPROACHED A HOUSE, WERE MET BY GUNFIRE, ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF THE POLICE CHIEF OF CHARLOTTE SAID THAT WE LOST HEROES TODAY THAT THIS A TRAGEDY AS PEOPLE WERE JUST TRYING TO KEEP THIS A COMMUNITY SAFE, THAT WE HAVE ON THE KSEE. SHE IS LIVE THERE IN CHARLOTTE. MONICA, WE JUST HEARD THE NEWS CONFERENCE. &gt;&gt; TELL US WHAT YOU'RE HEARING AND WHAT YOU ARE SEEING ON THE GROUND THERE IN CHARLOTTE. &gt;&gt; YEAH, GERALD, THE EMOTION YEAR IS PALPABLE. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY SOMBER SITUATION. WE ARE ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM WHERE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED RIGHT NOW. WE'RE HERE AT THE MEDIA STAGING AREA WHERE THAT PRESS CONFERENCE WAS GOING ON. &gt;&gt; WE HEARD FROM THE CHARLOTTE CHIEF OF POLICE HERE WHO SAID THEY LOST HEROES TODAY WHO WERE JUST TRYING TO KEEP. &gt;&gt; THIS COMMUNITY SAFE. ALL OF THIS UNFOLDED AROUND ONE 30 THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE U.S. MARSHALS FUGITIVE TASK FORCE WENT TO A HOME ON GALWAY AVENUE. THEY WERE THERE TO SERVE A WARRANT ON A PERSON FOR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON. THE POLICE CHIEF SAID HERE JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO, THEY WERE HIT WITH GUNFIRE AND OFFICERS RETURNED FIRE AND STRUCK ONE PERSON WHO WAS THEN PRONOUNCED DEAD IN THE FRONT YARD. THEN MORE GUNFIRE WAS COMING FROM INSIDE. WE TAKE A LISTEN TO BROADCAST BY RADIO TRAFFIC AROUND THAT TIME TO LEARN HOW ALL OF THIS WAS UNFOLDING. TAKE A LISTEN. &gt;&gt; I JUST REALIZE I'M IN THE CBD HEADQUARTERS IN AND TELL YOU WHAT JOSH HART OFFICE OR POSSIBLY ONE DOWN HESITATION FROM CORRECTION TO THE DOWNSIDE MOVING OVER TO A CALL SO WE CAN ARM STATION HERE. &gt;&gt; NOW WE HAVE NOW LEARNED FOR MEMBERS OF THE U.S. MARSHALS TASK FORCE WERE SHOT 3 OF THEM DIED FOR CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WERE SHOT AND ONE OF THEM IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S A TOTAL OF 8 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOT HERE IN CHARLOTTE TODAY. THAT'S 3 WHO DIED. ONE WHO IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION THE POLICE CHIEF EMPHASIZED HERE, IT'S STILL EARLY IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE. BUT THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR ANSWERS ON HOW ALL OF THIS UNFOLDED HERE. &gt;&gt; CAROL. YES, ON DAY FOR LAW</p>

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