President Biden will meet with families of police officers who died while working in Charlotte, North Carolina. He will go to Charlotte Douglas International Airport to show respect to the officers who were killed and wounded on Monday.
Biden will meet with the families of the fallen officers, those who were injured, and other law enforcement officers. He will also meet with elected officials. After that, Biden will travel to Wilmington, North Carolina, to talk about his plans, including building infrastructure and creating jobs.
Four police officers were killed while trying to arrest someone for having a gun illegally on Monday in east Charlotte. The officers were shot at when they approached the person. Deputy U.S.
Marshal Thomas Weeks and North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections officers Sam Poloche and William Elliott died. Officer Joshua Eyer was seriously hurt and later died in the hospital.
Biden has said he supports law enforcement, especially amid criticism from Republicans about rising crime rates in the country. He has pushed for more funding for police departments to hire more officers and spend more time in communities.
During the Democratic primary in 2020, he did not support the “defund the police” movement that some progressives backed after George Floyd was killed in Minnesota.
Biden’s visit to North Carolina is part of his campaign’s efforts to win the state, which former President Trump won in 2020. Biden visited North Carolina in March, and Vice President Harris went to Charlotte in April.
