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He said two women were inside and officers took them to the police station as "persons of interest." "When they approached that individual, they were met with gunfire," Jennings said Monday. "Officers returned gunfire and struck the victim, who was later pronounced deceased in the front yard of the residence." Monday, officers were attempting to serve a warrant to 39-year-old Terry Clark Hughes, Jr., for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon at a home near the 5000 block of Galway Drive when they were "immediately" met by gunfire. During his September report to the Charlotte City Council, CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings told city leaders his department was working with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on initiatives and programs to divert teens from crime. The CMPD is addressing another trend with increased enforcement.
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The CMPD’s Transportation Division is reporting arrests, citations, and vehicle seizures linked to “street takeovers”. The trend involves groups of drivers shutting down intersections to perform reckless driving stunts like burnouts, drifting, and doughnuts. Since February, CMPD has made 11 arrests, issued 78 citations, and towed 34 vehicles linked to street takeover incidents. The department will continue to pursue every legal avenue available to hold reckless drivers accountable, including vehicle seizures.
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Crime is down in Charlotte so far this year, police say
Ninety-five percent of suspects arrested for a Kia and Hyundai theft have been juveniles. Juveniles have also accounted for 62% of all auto theft arrestees. Reported sexual assaults are up by 17% so far this year and aggravated assaults by 2%.
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The dad told WCNC Charlotte he's just trying to get his kids home now. Jay Chheun, who lives next door, said he’d just gotten home when police arrived. The scene appears to be near a residential area full of houses, not far from Julian Underwood Park.
Charlotte's violent crime was down in 2021, and gun seizures were up
Cooper posted on social media that he had offered state resources to assist local law enforcement in any way they may need. Todd Ishee, NC Secretary of Adult Correction, identified the two officers killed as Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott, both 14-year NC Department of Adult Correction veterans. Marshals Service confirmed that one of its officers had been killed. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper clarified that the other two killed were officers with the State Department of Adult Correction who were working with the task force. The armed suspect who was killed by officers was identified late Monday night as Terry Clark Hughes Jr, 39. The man shooting at the officers left the home and was killed in the front yard of the home in the eastern Charlotte neighborhood.
Violent crime in Charlotte was down in 2022, even as overall crimes were up, CMPD reports
So far in 2023, there have been 3,752 total thefts of both makes, which is an 842% increase. The spike in auto thefts is traced back to a social media trend, the ‘Kia Challenge’ that originated in the summer of 2022. It gave details on how to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles easily without needing keys.
"It’s just been very tough," Jennings said Tuesday during a news conference, becoming emotional. "And knowing you have families that are hurting right now ... we’ll get through it though." "Cpl. Hoover sustained a gunshot wound to his upper torso, an area unprotected by his bulletproof vest," Statesville police said on Facebook. "He was transported by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to a level one trauma center in Charlotte, where he underwent surgery. Cpl. Hoover is in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery." Four other officers, Christopher Tolley, Michael Giglio, Jack Blowers and Justin Campbell, were injured in the shooting.
Authorities are working to learn where the guns were bought. Authorities also recovered ammunition and magazines for the weapons at the scene. A fifth officer with the Statesville Police Department was also injured in the shooting, the department said on Facebook. Overall crime in Charlotte is up 11% due to a recent spike in property crime, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Thursday.
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The department released those numbers Monday as part of its end-of-year report. — Charlotte's crime statistics for 2022 have been shared, showing that while the overall crime rate was up last year, violent crime has trended downward. "These officers died as heroes and made the ultimate sacrifice in their service to our state," Ishee said.
During Thursday’s press conference, CMPD also said arrests have been on the rise compared to 2022, with 11,634 so far this year compared to 10,327 last year. For example, in 2023, 582 of 838 auto theft arrests were juvenile suspects. Now, Darrell Gregory, who leads Youth Based Strategies of Mecklenburg County, says a lot of small community groups working on reducing violence have been overlooked by CMPD, the city, county and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Tyler Wilson told CBS affiliate WBTV he was working at home when he heard officers calling for someone to come out of a neighboring house. 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.
The number of underage victims of gun violence saw a sharp increase as well, going up 18% from the year before. Those victims include 8-year-old Olivia Velez, who was shot in the head when her family's home was shot into in April. CMPD said that case is believed to be the result of a dispute between groups of young people. CMPD says the majority of car thefts were being committed by teenagers, with juveniles making up 68% of all stolen car arrests. This month, two police officers were killed outside a home near Syracuse, N.Y., during a shootout after they were following up on a traffic violation.
-- An attempt to serve a warrant turned deadly Monday when a deputy U.S. marshal and three other members of a task force were shot and killed in Charlotte. One neighbor, Tyler Wilson, shot videos as police swarmed through his yard. According to Wilson, who kept recording even as an injured officer was pulled through his living room, gunshots were coming from every direction. Jennings said as officers approached Hughes after he was shot, people inside the home fired more shots at them.
"We project 2023 and 2024 are going to be the highest number of those officers retiring," he said. "I think what we need to do, is turn the narrative of the profession around and to make sure that people understand that this is an admirable and noble job and profession." Jennings said even with a $7,500 incentive offered to those who sign on to become officers, he knows there will be challenges with recruitment and keeping employees at the department. Beyond a focus on crime, CMPD is also working on recruitment and retention efforts to enhance the current workforce, focus on employee wellness and internal culture, and ensure officers have updated equipment and training.
"This should be extremely alarming that children are allowed to wreak havoc of this magnitude in the city with minimal consequences," CMPD said. "Each homicide in Charlotte is a homicide too many," CMPD said in a statement. "Our clearance rate is so high because our detectives don't forget our victims and never stop working to find answers and seek justice." Another resident, Mary Sutter, said she had trouble returning home from her job at a nearby high school because the neighborhood was so packed with police cars. “We’re all just shocked that this has happened here,” she said. President Joe Biden shared his condolences to those affected by the shooting.
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