Memphis police say officer shoots, kills man who fled arrest
Law enforcement officers block off the intersection of Frayser Boulevard and Adair Drive, about a block north of where Memphis police say officers initiated the traffic stop of a stolen car. While fleeing arrest on foot, one of two men in the car shot at officers and was killed after officers fired back, police say. (Laura Testino/The Daily Memphian)
Police say the carjacking suspect fired shots at officers during a foot pursuit. TBI is reviewing the shooting.
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Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter on The Daily Memphian’s metro team who writes most often about how education policies shape the lives of children and families. She regularly contributes to coverage of breaking news events and actions of the Tennessee General Assembly. Testino’s journalism career in Memphis began six years ago at The Commercial Appeal, where she began chronicling learning disruptions associated with the pandemic, and continued with Chalkbeat, where she dug into education administration in Memphis. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Times-Picayune, The Tuscaloosa News and USA Today.
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