Charlotte officials mourn four law enforcement officials WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A procession of police cruisers with their lights flashing followed an ambulance through Charlotte, North Carolina, late on Monday, as the emergency vehicle carried the body of one of the four law enforcement officials killed earlier in the day.

Officer Joshua Eyer’s body was being transported from the hospital to the Medical Examiner’s Office, the department said on social media.

“Our prayers are with Officer Eyer’s family and the families of the three other officers who lost their lives in the line of duty today,” the department said.

Eyer, of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police, and the three other law enforcement officials were shot and killed as they attempted to serve two warrants in Charlotte on Monday, city officials said.

A man, later identified by authorities as Terry Clark Hughes, Jr, 39, allegedly began firing at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, striking multiple officers, police said. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive …