The man who killed 4 police officers in Charlotte was shot 12 times and had THC in his system, reports show

Terry Clark Hughes Jr., who killed four police officers in a police raid in east Charlotte, was shot 12 times and had THC in his blood when he was killed, WCNC Charlotte reports.

Autopsy and toxicology reports for Hughes released Tuesday showed that Hughes, 39, suffered 12 gunshot wounds after the shooting on April 29. According to the autopsy, Hughes had gunshot wounds to his arms, thighs, back, buttocks and shoulder and died from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso.

Investigators said Hughes killed four police officers and wounded four others on April 29 as they attempted to execute a warrant at a home on Galway Drive.

Hughes was wanted for possession of a firearm by a felon and fleeing a felon in Lincoln County, about 30 miles northwest of Charlotte.

Shortly after 1 p.m., bullets began flying as the U.S. Marshals task force worked to execute the arrest warrant.

Neighbors reported that the hail of bullets did not stop for more than two hours, with hundreds of bullets ripping through the side of the house where Hughes was barricaded.

The officers killed were Joshua Eyer of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks, and North Carolina correctional officers Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott. Four other officers were injured in the shooting.

Hughes had a long criminal history in North Carolina.

According to records, he was convicted of burglary in Person County in 2009. He was convicted again of criminal possession of a weapon in Alamance County in 2012.

Hughes also had a pending case in Person County for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of marijuana. A warrant was issued for his arrest in February 2023 after he failed to appear in court.

North Carolina state records show Hughes was convicted of burglary in Person County, north of Raleigh-Durham, in 2010. He spent about six months in prison before being released in May 2011.