Photos from the memorial service for NC investigator Sam Poloche in Charlotte

Family, friends and fellow law-enforcement officers on Monday honored the life and service of Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction at First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte. After the private memorial service, Poloche was to be laid to rest at Lakeland Memorial Park in Monroe.

Poloche, 42, was among four law-enforcement officers killed in Charlotte on April 29 when they tried to arrest a man who was wanted on eluding arrest and gun charges.

Poloche joined the N.C. Department of Adult Correction’s Special Operations and Intelligence Unit in 2013. He was born in Venezuela and grew up in the Orlando, Florida area, where his family moved when he was an infant. Survivors include his wife, Cielo Alegre Poloche, and two sons.

A caisson procession for Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for a memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche was among four law-enforcement officers killed while attempting to serve a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
A caisson procession for Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for a memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche was among four law-enforcement officers killed while attempting to serve a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
People pay respects as a caisson procession for Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way along South Davidson Street to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for a memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche was killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
People pay respects as a caisson procession for Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way along South Davidson Street to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for a memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche was killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
A casket of Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for the memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
A casket of Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for the memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
A caisson procession for Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for the memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
A caisson procession for Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for the memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
Law officers salute as a caisson procession for Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for the memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
Law officers salute as a caisson procession for Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for the memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
A casket of Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for the memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.
A casket of Investigator Sam Poloche of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction makes its way to First Baptist Church in Charlotte for the memorial service on Monday, May 13, 2024. Poloche killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant in east Charlotte on Monday April 29, 2024.