Memphis Woman Charged After Officer-Involved Shooting

MEMPHIS – A Memphis woman has been charged with multiple counts in an ongoing investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into an officer-involved shooting on April 20^th in Memphis.

At the request of 30^th District Attorney General Amy Weirich, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances leading to the shooting, which involved an officer from the Memphis Police Department and occurred during a traffic stop in the 4300 block of Summer Avenue. Evidence gathered by TBI indicates that, as the officer approached the vehicle, he stopped on a license plate violation, the driver shot at him, after which he returned fire. The driver, identified as Rhonda Rawls (DOB: 6/2/83), then sped from the scene and, more than an hour later, arrived at a Memphis hospital with a gunshot wound.

On April 22^nd, TBI agents secured warrants, charging Rawls with Criminal Attempted First Degree Murder, Reckless Endangerment, Employment of a Firearm during the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun. On Sunday, after being released from the hospital, authorities booked her into the Shelby County Jail – East Women’s Facility on $1,000,000 bond.

The TBI’s investigation into this incident remained active and ongoing at the time of this release.