Shelby Oaks Dr. The TBI said at least one deputy was investigating a stolen vehicle found in the area. Investi
One person is dead Tuesday after a Shelby County deputy fired shots at a subject in a stolen car in northeast Memphis, authorities said. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate.
The deadly shooting happened in the 1600 block of North Shelby Oaks Drive Tuesday morning, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO). The TBI was immediately called in to investigate the shooting, as is standard practice when a law enforcement officer shoots a suspect.
A deputy with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office was "involved in" a shooting Tuesday morning, SCSO said in a social media statement.
Authorities say that at least one sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a person suspected of driving a stolen car in Memphis, Tennessee.
State agents are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found Saturday in the area of a Jamestown road. Leslie Earhart, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman, said Tuesday her body was found near or on Banner Springs Road. TBI isn't naming the woman yet.
A suspected car thief was shot dead by a deputy in Memphis, Tennessee. The Shelby County Sheriff's deputies attempted to arrest the individual when the situation escalated, resulting in the suspect's death.
Yesterday, Senator Brent Taylor hosted David Rausch, the Tennessee Bureau of ... Currently, forensics from Memphis and Shelby County are being sent to the TBI facility 85 miles away in Jackson.
Rausch said TBI was made aware ... in each of the four big cities Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville,” he said. “They do not have a foothold in Tennessee of which we are aware.”
Investigators said the deputy found someone in a stolen car. It was immediately unclear how things escalated, but the situation ended with the deputy firing at least one shot, hitting and killing a suspect.
Talks continue about bringing a crime lab to the city of Memphis due to the closest forensic testing facility being miles away in Jackson, Tennessee. It’s been an ongoing discussion between local leaders and state law enforcement agencies.
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