All Officers Wounded, Injured in Charlotte Shootout Now Recovering at Home

Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers Christopher Tolley, Michael Giglio, Jack Blowers, and Justin Campbell suffered injuries after responding to a house, where four law-enforcement officers were fatally shot while trying to arrest Terry Clark Hughes, Jr.

May 7, 2024

All four Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers who were hospitalized after suffering wounds or injuries in last week’s deadly shooting in Charlotte are now at home recovering, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Tuesday.

CMPD officers Christopher Tolley, Michael Giglio, Jack Blowers, and Justin Campbell suffered injuries after responding to a house, where four law-enforcement officers were fatally shot while trying to arrest Terry Clark Hughes, Jr., who was later fatally shot by police.

Three of the injured CMPD officers suffered gunshot wounds and one had a broken foot, the Charlotte Observer reports.

Statesville Police Cpl. Casey Hoover was released last Thursday after being shot and injured in the shootout, the department said on social media.

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