Mecklenburg County DA finds deadly force against gunman Terry Clark Hughes Jr., who killed four officers, justified in April standoff in North Carolina.

Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather has concluded that law enforcement officers were justified in using deadly force against Terry Clark Hughes Jr., a gunman who killed four officers and injured four others during a standoff in April in North Carolina. The officers' use of force was deemed lawful by Merriweather's review, which detailed the events leading up to the shootout and the chaotic scene during the standoff. Hughes was firing an assault rifle from a window when officers returned fire, killing him. The incident marked the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016.

August 01, 2024
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