NC Department of Corrections Investigator Sam Poloche, 1 of 4 killed in Charlotte shootout, laid to rest on Monday

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Law enforcement, family, and friends honored North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections Investigator Sam Poloche on Monday.

A Celebration of Life was held for Poloche, 42, at 1 p.m. Monday, May 13, at First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte. The memorial service was open to the public. Interment services were held at Lakeland Memorial Park in Monroe on Monday afternoon.

Two processions were held on Monday; one to the church and the other to the cemetery.

Poloche was one of four law enforcement members killed when a U.S. Marshals Task Force Unit attempted to serve a warrant on Terry Hughes, Jr., on April 29. Hughes was shot and killed in the front yard of the home when he came outside armed.

CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer, Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks, and NCDOC Investigator William ‘Alden’ Elliott were all laid to rest in what has been an emotional couple of weeks for the city. Tributes have poured in and included a visit by President Biden with the fallen officers’ families.

Law enforcement agencies from across the state showed up to the service to pay tribute to Investigator Poloche. Countless community members also paid their respects.

“I came to support the officers that lost their lives as well as those who were injured and to let them know that the community does appreciate them,” Elaine Elston of Charlotte said.

“You never know whether or not you’re going to make it back home or not, you know, in everything that you do. You always are grateful to God that you made it back home. As small as it is. That’s just the way it is,” Anthony Martinez of Charlotte said.

According to his obituary, Poloche is survived by his wife and two children.