On Monday, President Joe Biden offered his condolences to the families of the four officers killed during a shooting in an east Charlotte neighborhood. In his statement, he called on lawmakers to pass a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The suspected shooter, identified as Terry Clark Hughes, 39, used an assault-style weapon during the shooting, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

President Joe Biden issues statement on Charlotte shooting; calls on lawmakers to ban assault weapons

We’re also following when you'll see showers and storms this week. Plus, how the pro-Palestinian encampment on UNC’s campus is shaking up the final week of classes. Watch WRAL-TV at 11 p.m., and search for these stories and more on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 11: Shooting in Charlotte kills 4 officers and injures 4 more. The new video and what neighbors are telling us about the shooting

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Jeffrey Lux, an officer with the state Division of Community Corrections who also serves as a special deputy marshal on the Violent Fugitive Task Force.

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