CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sam Poloche was a 14-year veteran with the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections when he was shot and killed Monday in Charlotte. He was one of four law enforcement officers killed during an hours-long standoff in east Charlotte.
On Friday, a procession carried Poloche's body from the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's office in west Charlotte to the funeral home.
Like with the processions for Joshua Eyer, Alden Elliott and Thomas Weeks, traffic was temporarily stopped to allow the queue of emergency vehicles to progress through the city streets.
Poloche joined the NCDAC Special Operations and Intelligence Unit in 2013. Both Poloche and Elliott were full-time members of the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Poloche is survived by his wife and two children.
He was working on a United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force when the suspect shot at officers from upstairs windows.
We encourage anyone who knew Officer Poloche to provide WCNC Charlotte with more information on who he was and what he did for the community.
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