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.

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As part of the collection cited in the custody complaint, Jason Young posted this photo online of him and Cassidy, age 4, which shows them in Puerto Rico on November 4, 2007 [during the week of memorial tributes for Michelle Young]. Since the funeral in November of 2006, Jason Young has not attended any memorials for his wife, nor has he brought Cassidy to these events to honor her murdered mother. Jason Young has now lost primary custody of Cassidy to Meredith Fisher, who is the younger sister of the late Michelle Fisher Young.

In Puerto Rico: Jason and Cassidy Young