Fallen CMPD officer leaves behind wife and child; described as ‘the kind of officer you want on your team’
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — On Tuesday afternoon, police officers lined up for a procession to carry fallen Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer from the medical examiner’s office in Charlotte to the funeral home.
Officer Eyer, a husband and father, is also remembered as a hero.
“He’s going to be sorely missed in this community; he was the kind of officer you want on your team, as he demonstrated yesterday. He’s the kind of officer you want to respond when you need help. He was rushing in to help a task force officer when he was taken on by gunfire; he finds himself from being the rescuer to needing rescue himself,” said CMPD Police Chief Johnny Jennings.
Officer Eyer’s squad car is draped with an American flag and parked out in front of CMPD’s North Tryon Division.
The office was closed Tuesday in memory of Eyer.
American flag-draped police cruiser at @CMPD North Tryon Division where fallen CMPD officer Joshua Eyer worked. The Division is closed Tuesday in memory of Eyer. Mooresville Graded Schools tell me Eyer was a Class of 2011 graduate of @MHSBlueDevils @Queen_City_News pic.twitter.com/gqRHj04XGp
— Robin Kanady (@RobinKanady) April 30, 2024
Officer Eyer served with CMPD for six years. He was the police department’s Officer of the Month for April.
He was married and had a young son.
Eyer was also a North Carolina National Guardsman.
He was part of the 211th Military Police Company.
They remember him as one of the most trusted and respected members of their unit.
See the video of Tuesday’s procession for Officer Eyer below
Chief Jennings remembers Officer Eyer as a hero who rushed into danger Monday trying to help his fellow law enforcement officers.
The police chief was quite emotional at the loss of not only his officer but three other law enforcement officers.
“The last few days, it’s just been very tough, knowing that you have families that are hurting right now, we’ll get through it though,” said Jennings.
Officer Eyer’s funeral is at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Uptown Charlotte.
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The North Carolina National Guard sent us the following information on Officer Eyer’s service:
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Eyer served as a military police non-commissioned officer in the North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG) with the 211th Military Police Company, 109th Military Police Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Charlotte) from January 29, 2021, until March 27, 2022, and with the 210th Military Police Company, 105th Military Police Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade from March 28, 2022, until April 30, 2023. His latest assignment was with the Headquarters Support Company, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, from May 1, 2023 until November 27, 2023.
Sgt. 1st Class Eyer mobilized twice as a member of the NCARNG, once in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from May 5, 2013, until April 27, 2014, and once in support of Operation Spartan Shield from August 16, 2019 until November 18, 2020.
Sgt. 1st Class Eyer joined the NCARNG on November 28, 2011, and separated on November 27, 2023, with an honorable discharge.
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