New details emerge after 4 law enforcement officers killed in shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Chief Jennings says they all work together to create a safety plan. Jennings said CMPD had to briefly pull officers from other divisions to respond to Uptown but they were able to get those officers back on their patrol quickly. He said Hughes was on the home's second floor when he opened fire and he had the officers at a tactical disadvantage.

arrested for day-long unlawful protest; 1 officer hit, tractor-trailer set on fire

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By evening, shelter-in-place orders had been lifted, and yellow crime scene tape sectioned off part of the street where the shooting had occurred. One person was seen on the ground in front of the wall of police, but at this time it is not known if they were injured. A group of protesters circled around the individual who was previously seen lying on the ground. The protesters fanned the individual using their protest signs, some leaned in to hug the individual, and others stood in front to block the person to shield them from view. Corine Mack, president of the Charlotte NAACP, spoke to WCNC Charlotte as the protests escalated in uptown Charlotte.

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Something on the front line caused the crowd of protesters to run back from East Trade Street, but it's not known what at this time. As protesters are moving back away from a line of police, more flashbangs went off. The crowd seems to be being pushed toward the Epicentre and has moved away from the CMPD Headquarters. — For a second night, protesters in Charlotte gathered to demonstrate against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. John Stauffer, who is president of an organization called the America Team for Displaced Eritreans, told WCNC Charlotte events similar to Saturday's are being held all over the world. Eventually, CMPD was able to negotiate with both the group hosting the event and the protesters.

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Less than an hour later, the inbound lanes of Monroe Road had been reopened. Police said officers there used tear gas in an attempt to quell the unrest in The Hague as rioters torched police cars and a bus. As the incident unfolded, the police department provided regular updates on X. She was charged with inciting to riot, failure to disperse, injury to personal property and assault on a government official.

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Johnson said concern over police shootings elsewhere, and a decision by Charlotte’s police chief to not release a video of Scott’s shooting, have only stoked the tensions in a progressive city known as a mecca for middle-class black Americans. April 30 (UPI) -- A day after a shooting left four law-enforcement officers dead in North Carolina, authorities on Tuesday identified the suspected gunman, saying he had a lengthy criminal record. An armed suspect opened fire and shot four cops with the police department, including one who died of the injuries.

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Marshals Service task force raced into his yard, taking cover behind a powder-blue Honda sedan. As gunfire blasted through the yard of the two-story home next door, Chhoeun, 54, began livestreaming to Facebook from his iPhone. The incident left four officers dead and another four injured. The suspected shooter, 39-year-old Terry Clark Hughes Jr., was fatally shot by police. Chhoeun watched as one officer was hit after another just nearby. On the first night of the protests, one officer found he was trapped in a car surrounded by a group of protesters.

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In the first two days, dozens of people were arrested, a couple of police officers suffered minor injuries, and businesses are left cleaning up messes of broken windows. On a night when families gathered to celebrate and enjoy fireworks in our city, it is disheartening to witness violence disrupting their Independence Day evening. The incidents we observed in Uptown last night are unacceptable, and I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to the police officers and first responders who were on the scene. Your bravery and dedication to keeping our community safe make you true heroes.

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“About 70% of black households make under $60,000 a year, while almost 60% of white ones make more than that. The median income for white families is 86% higher than blacks and Hispanics. The south side is wealthier and whiter; the north side, where Scott was shot, is more mixed and middle class. The officers were trying to serve two warrants for Hughes' arrest on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and fleeing and eluding, both of which are felonies. The protesters then marched farther down the street and the tensions seem to ease with half of the police riding off on their bikes. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police tweeted that demonstrators were "beginning to move barricades, construction cones and trash cans to block roads and impede traffic" as they marched through the Uptown area of the city.

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That the event that was being protested had ended, and the participants had left. However, they said protesters still remained and had not yet left. Officers asked the public to avoid the area for the time being. CMPD deemed the protest as unlawful since it happened on private property and that Morris Road was closed down from McAlway Drive to Alliance Drive. Officers said protesters have been told to leave and that anyone remaining could be subject to arrest. — A protest that closed off a section of a Charlotte street Saturday resulted in several arrests, and it was centered on global human rights issues in another country.

Police were able to peacefully get people off the interstate. Shortly after that, Channel 9 crews captured a powerful moment of hope when for some reason a protester fell ill and others came and prayed with him. Later in the evening, protesters started blocking traffic on Interstate 277 in uptown. The protest was over the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, a black man who died at the hands of the Minneapolis police after being detained for questioning regarding a possible forgery in progress. Video posted to social media appeared to show over a dozen police cruisers and two officers running at the scene.

WCNC Charlotte reporter Briana Harper observed those peaceful protesters moving through the streets of uptown Charlotte shortly after 9 p.m. Eyer, who had been with the department for six years, "fought for his life for several hours before succumbing to his injuries," the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement. Ayer is survived by a wife and 3-year-old son, Jennings said Monday night. The man then left the house while armed, police said, and officers opened fire and shot him in the front yard, where he was pronounced dead. CMPD police officers are mobilizing, and left the I-277 ramp where they had been lined up. CMPD said around 150 protesters were in front of the CMPD headquarters in uptown.

Fox News Digital reached out to the department Sunday seeking the identities and more information about those eight arrested. A morning protest over an international issue evolved into a violent day-long standoff in southeast Charlotte on Saturday. Through the afternoon, CMPD updated the public through social media, stating they gave multiple orders in English and Spanish, ordering the crowd to leave. CHARLOTTE — A morning protest over an international issue evolved into a violent day-long standoff in southeast Charlotte on Saturday. Los Angeles fire Capt. Adam VanGerpen told KNBC-TV that there were about 150 people on the train and two people on the bus when the collision happened.