Lasting Legacy: Remembering CMPD Officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton
CMPD honors fallen officers Jeff Shelton and Sean Clark.
Staff at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department who knew Officers Jeff Shelton and Sean Clark talked to reporters this week. WCCB News Rising's Derek James has more.
Stephen McMickens is another young person who's life forever changed after Officer Jeff Shelton and Officer Sean Clark died.
In 2007, Pat McCrory was the mayor of Charlotte. He sat down with WCCB News @ Ten anchor Morgan Fogarty to reflect on the lasting legacy CMPD Officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton have in our community, and personally, for McCrory.
The man in charge of CMPD when officers Jeff Shelton and Sean Clark were murdered says he thinks about them often. Will Kennedy sat down with Chief Darrel Stephens.
Officers Jeff Shelton and Sean Clark were just 35 and 34, respectively, when they were killed. It is fitting that part of their lasting legacy impacts the next generation, through a memorial scholarship. It's offered to students who want to pursue a career in law enforcement. WCCB Charlotte's Marvin Beach reports.
Many who come here call the park a hidden gem off highway 73, but when you enter it's very clear who it's dedicated to.
Sherry Clark Lancaster declined WCCB's invitation to be interviewed for the Lasting Legacy special, but she did send Morgan a photograph and statement.
A friend of fallen CMPD Officer Jeff Shelton told WCCB News @ Ten anchor Morgan Fogarty, "One of the most painful things for survivors is that people forget." We have not forgotten. Jeff's widow Jennifer tells us what she hopes is Jeff's lasting legacy.
"When our police officers leave their homes and their wives and children in the morning we're reminded today of exactly what they put at risk."
The day began as fellow officers carried the casket of Officer Sean Clark into Calvary Church and down the isle.
People once again returned to Calvary Church today, coming to honor Officer Jeff Shelton.
From drinking alcohol to listening to violent suggestive music, an affidavit reveals more about what police say the man accused of murdering two CMPD officers did moments before the shooting.
Demeatrius Montgomery almost stopped things before they started by refusing to leave his jail cell, until his aunt finally convinced him to walk into the courtroom.
Demeatrius Montgomery, usually expressionless, grinned at family members as he was escorted out of the courtroom.
Another emotional day at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse.
A shorter session today in the Demeatrius Montgomery trial, as only one expert testified about the results of DNA testing, but it's what he couldn't find on the alleged murder weapon that got the most interest.
It was an emotional day at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse as the murdered officers' widows took the stand.
28-year-old Demeatrius Montgomery will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing Officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton back in 2007.
