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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police has revealed that, Terry Clark Hughes Jr., a 39-year-old suspect, was responsible for the shooting incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, where four law enforcement officers lost their lives on April 29.
However, it was revealed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings in a news conference that Terry Clark Hughes Jr was not the only shooter involved.
When the officers approached Hughes, they were met with gunfire, and in response, they returned fire, ultimately striking Hughes. He was later found deceased in a yard.
Chief Jennings also mentioned that the officers faced additional gunfire from inside the residence, but it remains unclear which officers were hit by whose bullets.
The other shooter has not been identified by the police, but two other individuals are currently in custody.
Chief Jennings confirmed that two people were involved in the shooting, with Hughes being the first to open fire.
Three of the deceased officers have been named; they are North Carolina Department of Adult Correction veterans, Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott and CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer.
Who was Terry Clark Hughes Jr?
Hughes was being sought for multiple felony counts, including a weapons offense, police wrote.
“Mr. Hughes was wanted for Possession of a Firearm by Felon and Felony Flee to Elude (2 counts) out of Lincoln County, North Carolina,” the release says.
Hughes’ Corrections record in North Carolina says he served 2 years and 3 months for possession of a firearm by a felon as well as speeding, eluding arrest, dating to 2012.
He also has convictions for reckless driving, another possession of a firearm by a felon, and a post-release revocation, Corrections records show.
Hughes’ mugshot appeared with a story in 2021 by WCCB-TV that reported he was accused of “Flee Or Elude Arrest With Motor Vehicle (Felony) – Maintain Vehicle Or Dwelling Or Place CS (Felony) – Manufacture Marijuana.”
“The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, The U.S. Marshals Office, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, CMPD’s Crime Scene Investigations, CMPD’s Operations Command, Victim Services, N.C. State Highway Patrol, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Homicide Prosecution Team, MEDIC and the Charlotte Fire Department all responded to the scene,” police noted.
