Dramatic video captured by witness caught in the middle of a deadly gunbattle in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina shows officers taking cover behind cars in his yard and returning fire.
Terry Clark Hughes, Jr, 39, opened fire on law enforcement officers on Monday afternoon, leaving four dead and four injured.
Saing Chhoeun lives across from the home Hughes was inside. He was streaming live on Facebook when officers poured across his property and hid behind his car as shots rang out.
Chhoeun was just feet away from the police. They yelled at him to go inside but he explained his keys were in his truck.
He repeatedly banged on the door of the home asking someone inside to let him in to get away from the gunfire.
Sirens rang out during the entire video and distant calls of "officer down" were heard on the video.
Chhoeun posted more than a dozen different videos on his page while the operation continued.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says the officers were serving a search warrant when Hughes opened fire on them.
Four Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers were shot, one of which succumbed to his injuries. Additionally, four officers from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force were shot, three of which succumbed to their injuries.
After a three-hour standoff, the suburban Charlotte home was torn open, according to the Associated Press.
Armored vehicles ripped off windows and doorways. Chhoeun showed a video of one of the armored vehicles driving across his yard and stopping behind his home.
Authorities say after a long standoff, Hughes walked out of the home on Galway Drive with a firearm. Law enforcement officers opened fire and killed him in the front yard of the home.
Hughes was wanted for Possession of a Firearm by Felon and Felony Flee to Elude out of Lincoln County, North Carolina.
After the standoff, a woman and a 17-year-old male were discovered inside the house. Jennings said the two are being questioned.
"Today we lost some heroes who were out simply trying to keep our community safe," Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a news conference.
