4 Officers Killed in North Carolina Were at Disadvantage as Shots Rained From Above, Police Say

4 Officers Killed in North Carolina Were at Disadvantage as Shots Rained From Above, Police Say
Police work at the scene of a shooting in east Charlotte, N.C., on April 29, 2024. Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer via AP
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man come out of a house in North Carolina before four were killed by gunfire, the victims unable to survive shots coming from inside the dwelling, a witness and officials said Tuesday.

Still reeling from Monday’s attack—the deadliest against U.S. law enforcement officers since 2016—investigators in Charlotte said they weren’t sure whether there was a second shooter and that more work was needed to determine a precise timeline of events.