Task Force Officer Samuel Abdiel Poloche, age 42
Lost to gun violence on April 29, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Task Force Officer Poloche was with the North Carolina Dept. of Adult Correction for 14 years as both Probation & Parole before being assigned full-time to the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force. RIP TFO Poloche.
Photo sources:
- Apr 29: Statement from Secretary Todd Ishee on Charlotte shooting
- Contributed photo
- Dignity Memorial: Samuel Poloche Obituary - Charlotte, NC
News sources:
- Investigator Samuel Poloche
- Dignity Memorial: Samuel Poloche Obituary - Charlotte, NC
- CBS17.com: CMPD officer, 3 with Marshal service killed, 4 officers hurt, 1 suspect dead in east Charlotte shooting
- Apr 29: https://www.wbtv.com: ‘We lost heroes.’ CMPD officer, 3 US Marshal task force members killed in E CLT shootout; 4 hurt
- WSOC TV: 4 officers killed, 4 shot during east Charlotte standoff
- Gun Violence Archive
Also killed were:
- Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. Weeks, age 48
- Police Officer Joshua Michael Eyer, age 31
- Task Force Officer William "Alden" Elliott, age 46
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