Two Officers Shot, Suspect Killed During Custody Exchange
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Mint Hill, North Carolina — Two Mint Hill police officers were shot and hospitalized after gunfire erupted during a child custody exchange Friday morning at an Edible Arrangements in the Mint Hill Commons shopping center. Officers had responded to the custody exchange at about 10:45 a.m.; officials said a man produced a firearm and an exchange of gunfire followed. The suspect was shot and killed at the scene. Both officers were initially reported in critical condition, later listed as stable and subsequently released from hospital care. Authorities identified the suspect and recovered a firearm. Based on 6 articles reviewed and research.
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- 1. Police responded to a child custody exchange at Edible Arrangements around 10:45 a.m. on Friday.
- 2. A man produced a firearm and an exchange of gunfire occurred between the man and officers.
- 3. The suspect was shot and died at the scene; two officers were struck by gunfire and hospitalized.
- 4. Officials later updated that the officers stabilized, received treatment, and were released from the hospital.
- 5. Authorities identified the suspect as Tjamel Ali Hamlin II, recovered a firearm, and multiple agencies joined the investigation.
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