3 [edit 4] officers, including US Marshall, killed [4 wounded] while serving warrant in east Charlotte, NC

CHARLOTTE — Sources tell Channel 9 three law enforcement officers, including one U.S. Marshal, were killed Monday while serving a warrant in east Charlotte. At least one suspect was found dead at the scene, police confirmed.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department shared news of the shooting just before 2 p.m. They said it happened while the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force was trying to serve a warrant in a neighborhood along Galway Drive.

Around 2:15 p.m., CMPD said “multiple” people have been taken to local hospitals and an active investigation is underway.

Charlotte shooting: Four officers shot dead, four wounded, in North Carolina home siege​

The officers were part of a US Marshals Service-led task force. The warrant they were attempting to serve on Monday was against a felon wanted for illegally possessing a firearm.

Two women who were inside the home with a suspect were taken in for questioning, police said. Police believe there was more than one attacker involved in the incident.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said two of the officers killed were members of the state's Department of Adult Corrections (NCDAC).

Also killed was Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Officer Joshua Eyer, who had served on the force for six years, police said.