Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office mourns the loss of detention officer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its detention officers.

Around 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a home on south Charlotte. Medic arrived shortly after and pronounced Detention Officer Richard Hardy deceased.

Officials have determined the incident was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound…

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