Hundreds of Charlotte cops turn out for funeral of one of four officers killed in shootout with Terry Clark Hughes

Hundreds of cops in Charlotte showed up to honor one of the cops killed in Monday's shootout with felon Terry Clark Hughes. 

Hughes, 39, fired at least 100 rounds from a high-powered rifle at officers who were outside the home he was in as he was wanted for possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of felony fleeing. He was fatally shot during the exchange. 

The shooting left four dead. Two officers, Samuel Poloche and William Elliot, were with the North Carolina Department of Corrections and Thomas Weeks was a deputy U.S. Marshal. 

The final victim, Joshua Eyer, was with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. 

A processional to honor him began on Friday at CMPD headquarters and made its way to First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte for the memorial service. 

Charlotte police officer Joshua Eyer died Monday night. He was one of four officers killed 

Hundreds of cops in Charlotte showed up to honor Joshua Eyer killed in Monday's shootout with felon Terry Clark Hughes

A processional to honor him began on Friday at CMPD headquarters and made its way to First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte for the memorial service

Pipers lead the processional of officer Joshua Eyer outside CMPD headquarters to First Baptist Church on Friday

Large gatherings of cops turned out for the processional and crowds lined up as a horse-drawn carriage carried his body to the church

Heartbreaking photos form inside First Baptist Church show Eyer's three-year-old son, Andrew, waving to a picture of his deceased father while his mother, Ashley Eyer, clutched him

Ashley gave a moving speech during the funeral proceedings, as Eyer's best friend Charlie Sardelli comforted her

Law enforcement officers were seen hugging and comforting each other in support during the emotional proceedings

Large gatherings of cops turned out for the processional and crowds lined up as a horse-drawn carriage carried his body to the church. 

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The shooting took place after police tried to arrest felon Terry Clark Hughes

Bystanders carried American flags and waved 'Blue Lives Matters' versions of the Stars and Stripes.

Law enforcement officers were seen hugging and comforting each other in support during the emotional proceedings. 

Heartbreaking photos form inside First Baptist Church show Eyer's three-year-old son, Andrew, waving to a picture of his deceased father while his mother, Ashley Eyer, clutched him.

Ashley gave a moving speech during the funeral proceedings, as Eyer's best friend Charlie Sardelli comforted her. 

She began her speech by saying, 'I've been told there is a strong possibility that me standing up here is a really bad idea and I may not get through this - but I'm going to try.

'For 10 years josh and I built a beautiful life its cliché but I know the reason our love is so special because he is and will always be my very best friend,' she continued. 

'He was so good to me,' Ashley said. 'I never have and I never will question how much he loves me. I will carry his love with me for the rest of my life.'

Through tears - Ashley said, 'Being a father was undoubtedly his most cherished role,' she said. 'All of this has been amazing and such an honor to our family... So if you really want to honor him, please help me by maintaining his legacy through Andrew. Help me teach him about how his daddy was and what he meant to each of you. 

The funeral came just days after the tragic death of the beloved and respected North Carolina officer. 

At the time of the shooting on Monday, a neighbor managed to capture terrifying footage of the heated exchange between Charlotte police and two gunmen. 

A livestream shared by Saing Chhoeun on Facebook shows two heavily armed cops taking cover behind a vehicle as they engage in the gun battle.

The video begins with the terrified neighbor seemingly locked outside his house and asking someone to let him in. 

The officers repeatedly ask the neighbor to go inside the home, but he informs them he can't because he does not have the keys.

Some of the officers who rushed to the Charlotte neighborhood to rescue the first wave of downed officers were wounded, as a second shooter began firing on them. That shooter opened fire after they killed the wanted man, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said.

Terry Clark Hughes, 39, has been revealed as the suspect officers were searching for before he opened fire at a North Carolina home, sparking a gun fight that left four officers dead

Officer Samuel 'Sam' Polche (left) and Officer William 'Alden' Elliot (right) died on Monday night in a shooting at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina. They both worked for the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections

Thomas M Meeks is the US Marshal who was killed during the terrifying shootout 

The front of the home of the felon's home is seen above after the shooting

'When [officers] approached Hughes they were met by gunfire and returned the gunfire, striking Hughes, who was found deceased in a yard', Jennings said.

Officers then received 'additional gunfire' from within the residence, but it is not yet clear whose bullets struck which officers, and how many cops were hit overall.

After a three-hour standoff, the suburban Charlotte home was torn open. Armored vehicles smashed into it, ripping off windows and entire doorways that were left broken. Several armored vehicles were parked across yards, some with tree branches dangling off them.