There was a mass shooting in the United States: three police officers were killed, five were injured.

A mass shooting occurred in the American city of Charlotte (North Carolina).

As a result of the shootout with the criminals, three policemen were killed and five more were wounded.

MIA Rossiya Segodnya reported this with reference to a statement by representatives of local law enforcement agencies.

It is known that the criminal incident took place on the afternoon of Monday, April 29.

According to officially released police data, in addition to the dead employees, several more were injured.

Today we tragically lost three marshals from the fugitive task force,” the law enforcement agency said in a statement.

Of the five police officers who were shot, one is in critical condition.

One of the shooting suspects was found dead, the statement said.

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