Numerous officers shot in Charlotte, North Carolina [Video]

LAINEY. THANK YOU. YEAH, LET’S GET BACK TO CHARLOTTE TONIGHT WHERE WE KNOW MULTIPLE OFFICERS WERE WERE SHOT EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION WE HOPE TO LEARN TONIGHT FROM THIS PRESS CONFERENCE. AS YOU SEE, CITY LEADERS AND AUTHORITIES MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE PODIUM, IS HOW MANY OFFICERS WERE INJURED AND THE AGENCIES THOSE OFFICERS BELONGED TO. AND WE SEE HERE VI LYLES, THE MAYOR, IS THERE AS LONG ALONG POLICE CHIEF JOHNNY JENNINGS. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE ABOUT TO BEGIN. SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND LISTEN IN CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE THIS AFTERNOON AS WE HAVE WORKED THROUGH THE SITUATION THAT WE’VE BEEN DEALING WITH TODAY. THERE’S NO DOUBT THAT CHARLOTTE. OUR CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY, HAS EXPERIENCED A TRAGEDY TODAY AND IT’S ONE THAT AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY, WE ALWAYS KNOW IT’S POSSIBLE, BUT WE NEVER EXPECT …