CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple law enforcement officers were shot Monday in east Charlotte, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said.

The residence in the 5000 block of Galway Drive where it happened was cleared and the area deemed safe, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said around 5 p.m., about three hours after the shooting. Residents no longer need to shelter in place.

At least one shooting suspect was found dead inside the residence after CMPD cleared the scene, the department said, and two other occupants of the home were being questioned.

Along with other law enforcement agencies, CMPD will remain at the scene to conduct an investigation. A press conference was scheduled for 5:40 p.m.

Some roadways in the neighborhood will remain closed, CMPD said.

The department said the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, made up of multiple agencies, was attempting to serve a warrant in the area when it engaged in gunfire with a subject.

Multiple officers were struck and were transported to the hospital. Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC-TV reported that a US marshal was killed.

CMPD spokesperson Michael Allinger said that there was active gunfire in the area.

“All of a sudden it sounded like Vietnam out there,” said Larry Mackey, who lives in the neighborhood and who said he saw the firefight.

When an Observer reporter called him around 3:45 p.m., Mackey estimated that there must be 30 or 40 police cars at the scene.

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