Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
North Carolina
End of Watch: Sunday, April 1, 2007
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 3769 Police Officer Clark and Police Officer Jeffrey Shelton were shot and killed after responding to a disturbance call.
At approximately 11:30 pm, the two officers responded to a disturbance call in an east Charlotte housing complex on Barrington Drive. They had resolved the disturbance and were walking away when they engaged in a conversation with a man who had nothing to do with the call. As they turned to walk away from the man, he produced a gun and shot both officers in the back.
Both officers were transported to the Carolinas Medical Center where they died from their injuries.
The shooter fled the scene, but a suspect was later arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The suspect has five prior convictions for resisting arrest and assaulting a government official.
Officer Clark had served with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for one year and was assigned to the North Tryon Division. He is survived by his expectant wife and 2-year-old son. | 
