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2 Police Officers Injured, Suspect Killed During Child Custody Exchange
- On Friday, Mint Hill Police Department officers responded to Edible Arrangements, 6832 Matthews‑Mint Hill Road just before 11 a.m., where a man was shot dead and two officers were critically injured, police said.
- A custody exchange at the storefront escalated when a man produced a firearm, police said Mint Hill Police Department officers were responding to a reported child custody exchange at Edible Arrangements.
- At the scene, bystanders reported visible evidence markers and crime-scene tape, with Kevin Phayme, general manager of Empire Pizza, saying `They didn't hear gunshots but they did see two officers enter into the Edibles establishment` and `They saw one of the officers come out, have blood on his face and he was being brought out by his partner.`
- The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has agents on scene and is assisting local police; the SBI said the two officers were taken to the hospital.
- Investigators said they will release more details as the inquiry continues and updates are expected; investigators have not released the suspect's name, and Rep. Tricia Cotham wrote `My heart is with Mint Hill Police`.
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