Autopsy report released for man who shot and killed four police officers in East Charlotte

CHARLOTTE – The autopsy of the man who ambushed police in east Charlotte in late April has been released.

The Mecklenburg County coroner said Terry Hughes died from a dozen gunshot wounds.

A toxicology report also revealed marijuana in his system.

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According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, Hughes fired an assault rifle at police from a home on Galway Drive.

The incident occurred on April 29, when a U.S. Marshals task force attempted to obtain an arrest warrant for him.

Four officers were killed in the ambush: CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer, U.S. Marshal Investigators Alden Elliot and Sam Poloche, and Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks.

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