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According to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police, gunshots were exchanged Friday between a Mount Holly Police Officer and a suspect of a breaking and entering call at around 3 am.
Mount Holly Police Officers were involved in a shooting incident that occurred this morning in the 300 block of Beatty Dr. after officers engaged with an armed, breaking and entering suspect. The suspect and a Mount Holly officer were shot.
— CMPD News (@CMPD) December 11, 2020
Joshua Tyler Funk, 24, received treatment at the hospital, then “transported to the Gaston County Jail, where he remains in their custody,” CMPD said. He is charged with first-degree murder for the shooting of a police officer.
The Mount Holly Police Officer who was injured during the incident has succumbed to the injuries he sustained. His name is being temporarily withheld to ensure appropriate family notifications are made. https://t.co/BRpmS6DDhn
— CMPD News (@CMPD) December 11, 2020
“When officers arrived, they encountered an armed subject. During the encounter, several shots were fired between the subject and several Mount Holly police officers, in addition to a Gaston County police officer who responded to the incident,” CMPD said in a news release.
Officer Killed And Suspect Wounded In Shooting was originally published on 1079thelink.com
