At the request of 30th Judicial District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, TBI agents continue to investigate the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday in Memphis.
Preliminary information indicates the incident happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Germantown Parkway. Investigators with federal agencies were in the area having lunch when a suspect, who had just shot an individual during an attempted robbery at a nearby business, fled on foot through the parking lot. For reasons still under investigation, the situation escalated, resulting in law enforcement firing at the subject, who was struck and critically wounded. No law enforcement officers were hurt in the incident.
Currently, this investigation remains active and ongoing. TBI agents are working to independently determine the series of events leading to the shooting, including collecting evidence and conducting interviews. Throughout the process, investigative findings will be shared with the district attorney general for his further review and consideration. The TBI acts solely as fact-finders in its cases and does not determine whether an officer was justified in these matters. That decision rests with the district attorney general requesting TBI’s Involvement.
The TBI does not identify the officers involved in these incidents and instead refers questions of that nature to their respective departments to answer as they see fit.
Any available updates on this investigation will be posted online at TBINewsroom.com.
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