Both had been with the department for 14 years. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Joshua Eyer, who only just was named officer of the month for April, died several hours later at the hospital.

Sam Poloche and William Elliott with the Department of Adult Corrections, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Officer Joshua Eyer, and Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks were killed, and four other ...

At the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's end-of-the-year crime report Thursday, department leaders said overall crime was down but homicides in Charlotte increased by 25%.