Several Police Officers Shot In North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say several officers on a task force trying to serve a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina, have been struck by gunfire. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says officers from the U.S. Marshals Task Force were shot Monday afternoon in a suburban neighborhood. Police said multiple victims were taken to hospitals and a SWAT team was on the scene. Gunfire continued after the officers were struck and a SWAT team was in the neighborhood afterward with police saying the situation remained unsafe hours later. Police urged people to stay away from the area and asked residents of the neighborhood to stay inside their homes.