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Yahoo
29-04-2025
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Shannon Park Shooting 1 year later: What happens to the Charlotte home at the center of the deadly officer standoff
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – One year after the deadly shooting in , the block shows signs of recovery. North Carolina Adult Corrections Task Force Members Sam Poloche and William Alden Elliot, Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks, and CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer lost their lives in a . 3 U.S. Marshals members and CMPD officer killed while serving warrant in east Charlotte The suspect was living in a rental home on Galway Drive in Northeast Charlotte. The interaction left major damage to the front of the building and several neighbors' yards. Since then, the house has undergone major renovations. There are new windows, a rebuilt front porch, and landscaping added to the yard – all of which were destroyed when officials drove an armored truck through the property 12 months ago. show the home is still owned by the same individuals who were renting it out last year. It's been in the name of a . The city's cited the house with 52 violations and still lists it as an open case. Inspectors gave the owners an extension in March to make repairs, then sent a civil penalties letter about two weeks later. Queen City News attempted to contact the owners to find out more about the cost of repairs and if they intend to rent or sell the property, but did not hear back. The Shannon Park neighborhood drew a lot of attention for several weeks following the shooting. Curious passersby would slow down in front of the house, some stopping to take pictures and videos of the damage. Others left flowers as a show of their hope for healing for the community. City wakes up mourning horrific loss of 4 law enforcement officers killed in line of duty Most people Queen City News spoke with who live on Galway Drive didn't want to share their thoughts about that April day, but those who did want to make sure the neighborhood is not defined by its worst day. 'It's going to be a memorable thing for a long, long time every year about this time,' said resident Lawrence Burke. 'I would probably stay here the rest of my life, and I would think you would talk to most people in here, and they would probably tell you the same thing.' Burke moved into the neighborhood 27 years ago with his then-wife, happy to find a change of pace from an apartment on Freedom Drive. 'We moved over here, the first night, I said 'baby, we can hear the crickets, we can hear birds, not gunshots,'' he said. It's why he never dreamed he'd be watching police swarm Shannon Park. He recounts April 29, 2024, as a confusing and nerve-wracking day. Annual Tunnel to Towers Climb honors four officers killed in Shannon Park shooting 'At one time, it seemed like the bullets, you could hear the bullets hitting the leaves, man. I said, 'Man, we need to back up a little bit, you know, instead of being a spectator, we need to back up.' So we had to back up on farther down the street,' he said. None of Burke's family members were home when the shooting started just two doors down. Authorities allowed them back inside later that night, only to wake up to more devastating news. 'That Tuesday, my house caught on fire. That very next day,' he said. He said everyone made it out ok because watchful neighbors came to bang on their windows early that morning. Burke said it exemplifies the feeling of safety he has in his community. 'This is where they're going to bring me out on a stretcher, right here,' he said. 'I'm not going nowhere. I love Shannon Park.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Annual Tunnel to Towers Climb honors four officers killed in Shannon Park shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Tuesday will mark one year since four law enforcement officers lost their lives in the line of duty in Charlotte's Shannon Park neighborhood. On Sunday, hundreds of first responders, community members and the loved ones of those who died gathered to honor their memories through the Tunnel to Towers Climb. It's a foundation supporting families of fallen first responders. 'This past year has been one of the most difficult in the department's history,' said Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings. 'Through the heartbreak, Charlotte has stood beside us.' Charlotte showed up once again. More than 1,800 people spent part of their weekend running up 1,454 stairs inside Bank of America Stadium. Climbing up and down, they worked their way around the lower level while thinking of the sacrifices made that brought them to this event. 'Their life was on the line, thinking about that every time I go up was definitely going through my mind,' said one runner. The Tunnel to Towers Climb happens yearly in the Queen City, but this year holds a special meaning. 'CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer, Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas 'Tommy' Weeks, North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections Investigators William 'Alden' Elliott and Samuel Poloche,' said Chief Jennings. Those are the names of the four men who were shot and killed while trying to serve arrest warrants in the Shannon Park neighborhood last year. Some of their wives were in attendance to share what they'd like their husbands' legacies to be. 'I ask you to spend more time remembering the lives of each of them more than you think about April 29,' said Ashley Eyer, wife of Officer Eyer. 'Remember them as fathers, husbands, sons, brothers and friends. Remember their laughs and their little quirks. Remember that you loved them long before you lost them.' Their grief and inspiring words fueled the runners to cross the finish line, receive their medals and hold onto hope. 'We have to have hope because, without it, you can't survive,' said Kelly Weeks, wife of Deputy U.S. Marshal Weeks. The wives left the crowd with a call to action. 'I've fought it nearly every day for a year, but I'm still here and so are you,' said Ashley. 'So let's make it count, okay?' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
