The 4 officers killed in North Carolina were tough but kind and loved their jobs, friends say

Published April 30, 2024 2:09 PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four officers were killed Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016. They include three members of a fugitive task force and a police officer who rushed to try to help when the others came under fire. Friends and co-workers on Tuesday described them as tough but kind. They said they were men who loved their jobs and were good at them. One of those killed was Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer. He’d just been named one of the department’s employees of the month. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings echoed the words of many on Tuesday in calling the slain officers heroes.

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