Charlotte Fire identifies two killed in massive SouthPark construction fire

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• GoFundMe Accounts Created For Officers Affected By Monday’s Deadly Shooting
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• Update: 2 workers killed as massive fire destroys SouthPark apartment building under construction
• Massive fire erupts in Charlotte, North Carolina's SouthPark area
• Woman arrested after deadly shooting of 21-year-old in Charlotte
• Officers Are Shot, 4 Fatally, While Serving Warrant in Charlotte

The two men killed in a massive construction fire in SouthPark have been positively identified. The Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office says Demonte Sherrill and Ruben Holmes were both killed in the fire. Sáenz was sent video taken close to the scene of the fire. The video shows debris and ash falling as the flames rip through the construction site.

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Residents living near Galway Drive, which is located near Julian Underwood Park, were told to stay inside their homes until police were able to make the neighborhood safe around 5 p.m. The shooting occurred at a home not far from the intersection of The Plaza and Milton Road. "I do know that they were immediately met with gunfire," Johnny Jennings, the CMPD police chief, said Tuesday. "There's indication that the suspect saw them coming to the house prior to them getting to the front door."

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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles shared a statement on Twitter asking everyone in the area to be safe and let first responders work. Quiroja said many of the workers are without their jobs and their tools, since they were forced to leave those behind when they rushed out. “They started getting out, they started screaming ‘get out, get out because the building is on fire,’” he described to Sáenz. He described what happened when news of the fire spread. Sáenz spoke with Alejandro Quiroja, who was working on the building’s metal framing on the first floor. He said he made sure everyone on the crew he leads was together and got out, but was worried for others.

Update: 2 workers killed as massive fire destroys SouthPark apartment building under construction

Download the WCNC Charlotte mobile app for the latest breaking news, weather and traffic alerts. Officers questioned two people who were found inside the house during the standoff. CMPD said Tuesday those two people have not been charged with anything at this time. He later offered his condolences to the families and co-workers in the "brutal attack."

A foam spraying machine caught fire and spread to the floors above, a construction worker told Channel 9. Construction worker Demonte Sherrill, 30, died in the blaze, family said. (WBTV) - The Charlotte Fire Department has identified the two men killed in the massive construction fire in south Charlotte’s SouthPark neighborhood last week.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, who spoke at Monday's news conference, said the community must honor the deputy marshals who lost their lives and the wounded officers. The city's police chief announced Monday night that a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who had been wounded, Joshua Eyer, had also died. Demonte Sherrill was one of the two construction workers who were unaccounted for immediately after the fire. A construction worker said the seven-story building was set to become an apartment community called Modera SouthPark, according to WCNC.

Emergency crews worked for hours Thursday morning to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site in south Charlotte that left an apartment building under construction totally destroyed. Construction workers told the Charlotte Fire Department that there are still two construction workers that are unaccounted for. In February, two police officers and a paramedic were killed near Minneapolis after a man, who was barricaded in his home, opened fire on the police. Officers returned fire, and the gunman was later reported dead. “He fought for several hours and passed away from his injuries with his wife and family by his side tonight,” Chief Jennings said in a statement posted to social media on Monday evening.

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A video tweeted by Charlotte firefighters just before 10 a.m. We’ve been advised to stay away from the SouthPark area until further notice and residents who live nearby, please stay inside. Please allow @charlottefire, @CMPD, and MEDIC time to do their work and protect our city.

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police sergeant was on the task force but was not struck by gunfire, Jennings said. The sergeant called for backup, and that's when the four responding Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers were shot, Jennings said. A crane operator spotted two people working on windows and tried to swing a basket over to them to help, but the smoke and fire made the rescue too difficult. Channel 9 has not confirmed that Demonte Sherrill and the other construction worker were those two people.

Their fire alarm started to go off in their building, so the office workers evacuated. She said everyone was safe thanks to that fire alarm. After several lines of questioning, Miller provided new details about building number 7740, the one adjacent to the structure that caught fire. According to Miller, a fire sprinkler contractor reached out to an inspector and scheduled an inspection. A Stateville police officer was also hurt in the shooting. Corporal Casey Hoover was serving as a member of the U.S.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles identified one as Demonte Sherill, a father of four. More than 90 firefighters were called to battle a massive fire at an apartment complex that was under construction near SouthPark Mall Thursday. The fire started shortly after 9am on Liberty Row Drive. Demonte Sherrill, a father and family man, was identified as one of the two who died in the massive fire. — Charlotte city officials confirmed that two people died in the five-alarm fire that ignited Thursday morning in the South Park area of Charlotte. A crane operator was stuck in the cab high above the fire and fortunately, first responders later rescued the worker.

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One person had to be rescued after becoming trapped atop a crane. That person was later rescued by Charlotte firefighters and was transported by Medic with non-life-threatening injuries. In all, four members of the task force were shot, three of whom died. The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction said in a statement that two of its veteran officers, Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott, were killed. The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that one of its deputy marshals, Thomas Weeks, was among those killed. The task force is made up of officers from multiple agencies.

The violence broke out as the task force was serving a warrant on a suspect in possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The subject, who was not publicly identified, began shooting with a high-powered rifle, Jennings said. Task force members returned fire and killed the suspect in the home's front yard, he said.