Affidavits reveal details of Friday police shooting
Geronimo Kee has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, intentionally evading arrest in an automobile, employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony and speeding. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Geronimo Kee, 22, was arrested Friday for allegedly shooting Memphis Police Department 2nd Lt. Bobby Johnson after being pulled over for speeding on Interstate 240.
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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