Former refugee who escaped war in 1980s films part of Charlotte police shootout from his garage

Former refugee who escaped war in 1980s films part of Charlotte police shootout from his garage Video shows law enforcement during shootout that killed 4 Charlotte officers and one suspect wanted on warrants.A refugee who fled war-torn Cambodia decades ago and settled in Charlotte was stunned Monday when a Saing Chheon still remembers having to escape war growing up in Cambodia Chheon was able to settle in Charlotte as a refugee in the 1980s.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Hughes opened fire shortly after officers arrived at the home. In video Chheon recorded himself, you can hear multiple rounds of gunfire as officers take position behind parked cars in his garage.When the dust settled, four law enforcement officers were dead ---- four more were injured, the suspect was dead and two other people were detained by investigators.

"We're a resilient profession and a resilient city and we will certainly get through this, but it will take time and it will take support," Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said.

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