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North Carolina State Department of Corrections investigator Sam Poloche, one of four people killed in the Charlotte shooting, is scheduled to be laid to rest Monday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – The fourth and final memorial service will be held Monday for the officers killed in the line of duty in Charlotte two weeks ago.

A celebration of life for North Carolina Department of Corrections investigator Sam Poloche, 42, will be held at First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte at 1 p.m. The event is private to the media but open to the public. Funeral services will be held at Lakeland Memorial Park in Monroe.


A procession will be held between the two, with traffic on US 74 expected to be affected.

Poloche was one of four police officers killed April 29 when a U.S. Marshals Task Force unit attempted to serve an arrest warrant for Terry Hughes Jr. Hughes was killed during the shootout.

CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer, Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks and NCDOT investigator William “Alden” Elliott were all laid to rest in what has been an emotional few weeks for the city. There were numerous tributes, including a visit from President Joe Biden to the families of the fallen officers.

According to his obituary, he leaves behind his wife and two children.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to be in attendance Monday.