William “Alden” Elliott was killed doing work that demanded courage before anyone could know its cost. On April 29, 2024, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction investigator was attempting to serve a warrant in east Charlotte when gunfire ended his life at the scene. He was 46 years old. Behind the rank of Investigator was a United States Marine Corps veteran, a husband, a father, and a public servant who had given 16 years to law enforcement. His wife and son were left to carry the unbearable permanence of a loss that should never have been theirs.

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