Man dead, 2 police officers hurt in shooting during custody exchange in North Carolina

MINT HILL, North Carolina — A man was shot and killed Friday after firing at police in a Charlotte, North Carolina, suburb during a child custody exchange, authorities said.

Two Mint Hill police officers were also injured in the shooting and are in critical condition, Mint Hill police said in a statement posted on social media.

Mint Hill officers were called to the exchange at an Edible Arrangement store around 10:45 a.m. Friday. Authorities said the man pulled out a gun and started shooting, and officers returned fire. Police say he died in an exchange of gunfire.

Employees at nearby Empire Pizza were on a smoke break and saw two police officers enter the store, then one of them leading the other outside with blood on their hands, manager Kevin Phayme told reporters at the scene.

Mint Hill is a suburb of about 27,000 people located about 12 miles east of Charlotte.