City signs new memorandum of understanding with DOJ
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke (left) of the Civil Rights Division and United States Attorney Kevin Ritz of the Western District of Tennessee announced that the Department of Justice is opening an investigation into the City of Memphis and Memphis Police Department on Thursday, July 27, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The city did not confirm the MOU is part of a Department of Justice pattern-or-practice investigation, but one expert told The Daily Memphian it likely is a “perfunctory” step in that process.
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Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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