Fallen Officer William ‘Alden’ Elliott honored following Monday’s horrific Charlotte shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A procession for fallen officer William ‘Alden’ Elliott, one of the four officers killed in Monday’s devastating shooting, took place on Thursday.
Elliott was transported from the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office at 10:30 a.m. in Charlotte to the Bennett Funeral Home in Newton. The procession was expected to last an hour.
Flags were flown from overpasses in several areas along the route on Thursday.
Elliott served as a Department of Corrections officer for 14 years starting as a probation and parole officer. He then became a member of the Special Operations and Intelligence Unit assigned to the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force.
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Elliott was one of four law enforcement officers killed on Monday when a US Marshals Task Force Unit attempted to serve a warrant on Terry Hughes, Jr, at a home in east Charlotte. Armed with an AR-15 rifle and a handgun, officers came under fire immediately and four officers were fatally wounded. Hughes later exited the front, continuing to shoot, and was fatally shot by officers.
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President Biden will be in Charlotte on Thursday visiting with family members of the fallen officers during a private event at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Thursday is also National Day of Prayer where multiple churches in the Charlotte area are expected to recognize the fallen officers. Elliott leaves behind a wife and a child. A ‘Celebration of Life’ service for Elliott is expected to be held on May 9 in Hickory.
Watch raw footage of Thursday’s procession below:
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