Procession in memory of the investigator killed in the shootout

MINT HILL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A procession was held Wednesday for one of the fallen police officers who was tragically killed in the line of duty in last week’s shooting at an east Charlotte home.

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The procession for North Carolina Department of Corrections investigator Sam Poloche ended at McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel.

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

A memorial service for Poloche will be held at First Baptist Church in Uptown on Monday at 1 p.m., followed by funeral services in Monroe.

A memorial service for fallen North Carolina Department of Corrections investigator William “Alden” Elliott will be held at Catawba County Community College on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The event is open to the general public.