8 Police Officers Struck by Gunfire in North Carolina, 4 Dead

A shooting unfolded when officers were serving a warrant in Charlotte on April 29.

Police work at the scene of a shooting in east Charlotte, N.C., on April 29, 2024. Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer via AP

A number of law enforcement officers have been shot in North Carolina, with four suffering fatal wounds while serving a state fugitive arrest warrant, according to police there.

“Numerous law enforcement officers struck by gunfire” in a situation off Galway Drive, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement at 2:16 p.m. ET.