Could MPD change how officers are armed? Davis says it’s possible.
“It’s important and prudent for us to always be thinking about what the community is facing, what the community faced a couple of weeks ago, is just atrocious,” said Interim Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis during a joint press conference with District Attorney Steve Mulroy and Mayor Paul Young on Thursday, May 2. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“Right now, we have a sense of urgency about what our equipment looks like in the Memphis Police Department, and how we can make sure that our officers are not outgunned as well,” Interim MPD Chief Davis said.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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