CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Joe Biden traveled to Charlotte Thursday to honor the law enforcement officers killed in a mass shooting.

The president’s daily schedule announced he’d be at Charlotte Douglas International Airport around midday to “pay his respects to the brave law enforcement officers killed and wounded in the line of duty in Charlotte on Monday.” He arrived around 1:10 p.m. and left Charlotte at 3:30 p.m. for an event in Wilmington.

Earlier in the week, Biden called on Congress to direct more funding to law enforcement and pass tougher gun regulations after the shooting.

Biden ascended back into Air Force 1 just after 3:20 p.m., this time with Gov. Roy Cooper in tow.

He made no comments or remarks to media after meeting with families of the fallen and injured officers. And it’s not clear exactly who or how many people Biden met with.

Biden and N.C. officials met while reporters were brought to a nearby classroom in the Aeromedical Evacuation Training Facility from about 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

None of the federal, state or local leaders made remarks to media before leaving. Jennings declined to discuss his time with the president and families, but a department spokesperson anticipated more information would be released Thursday evening.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department posted on Twitter immediately after the visit that Biden met with families off officers killed and three injured officers. The president “shared thoughts on the heroic actions our officers took on Monday and every day,” CMPD said.

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