There are 21 article(s) tagged TBI:

• September 2023

  • Timeline of the Gershun Freeman case

    Here’s a look at major events surrounding the death of Gershun Freeman, from Oct. 25, 2022, to the present.

    By Ben Wheeler September 25, 2023

• August 2023

  • Man dies in Midtown after being detained by MPD

    A heavy police presence continued to surround an apartment complex near Madison Avenue and Auburndale Street Friday evening after Memphis police officers detained an unidentified man earlier in the day.

    By Samuel Hardiman August 13, 2023

• June 2023

  • TBI identifies driver who died in traffic stop with sheriff’s deputy

    The TBI identified the driver Monday as 21-year-old Jarveon Hudspeth. Hudspeth was killed Saturday after an altercation with a Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy. 

    By Aarron Fleming June 26, 2023

  • TBI: Local police, courts slow to submit criminal information for background checks

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says staffing, grants and tech upgrades would help it enter backlogged criminal information into the background-check system.

    By Ian Round June 19, 2023

• February 2023

  • Autopsy confirms inmate died after altercation with corrections officers

    Gershun Freeman, 33, died after sustaining injuries during the altercation Oct. 5, 2022, while he was detained at the Shelby County Jail.

    By Julia Baker February 10, 2023

  • TBI called to investigate officers in Shelby County 13 times in 13 months

    In 2022, the TBI investigated nine officer-involved shootings in Shelby County, the highest number since 2019. But at least part of the reason for the increase may stem from the District Attorney’s office. 

    By Julia Baker February 10, 2023

• December 2022

  • Victims accuse city officials of ‘pattern of false statements’ in rape kit lawsuit

    In a legal twist in Memphis’ rape kit lawsuit, victims cite new evidence about DNA testing that could have been used to solve sexual assaults by strangers.

    By Marc Perrusquia December 01, 2022

• November 2022

  • Should Memphis build its own crime lab or rely on TBI?

    As the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks millions of dollars to boost pay and fill crime lab staffing shortages, Memphis leaders look for answers in Nashville, Houston and other cities that built their own crime labs.

    Related story:

    A tale of two cities: How Nashville built the crime lab that Memphis couldn’t

    By Marc Perrusquia, Jane Roberts November 28, 2022

  • A tale of two cities: How Nashville built a crime lab Memphis couldn’t

    Following the murder of Eliza Fletcher, questions loom about MPD’s systems in investigating violent crime.

    By Marc Perrusquia, Jane Roberts November 27, 2022

• July 2022

  • Sheriff’s deputy run over by suspect, not seriously injured

    At the request of the District Attorney’s office, TBI is investigating the incident.

    By Julia Baker July 05, 2022

  • TBI apologizes for multiple Blue Alerts, says feedback helps shape system

    Residents said they were woken up in the early hours of June 29 by multiple loud alerts informing them to be on the lookout for one of the two suspects accused of shooting officers in separate incidents. 

    By Julia Baker July 01, 2022

• December 2021

  • Woman fatally shot by police on South Third

    It’s the fourth officer-involved shooting in Memphis and Shelby County this year and the 53rd officer-involved shooting in Tennessee this year.

    By Yolanda Jones December 16, 2021

• August 2021

  • TBI: Man dead following officer-involved shooting involving Sheriff’s deputy

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting involving the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

    By Yolanda Jones August 16, 2021

• May 2021

  • Officers justified in shooting death, Weirich says

    Two Memphis Police officers were legally justified in fatally shooting a Frayser man, Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich said Thursday, May 6.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 06, 2021

• April 2021

  • Senate approves bill requiring police recordings of juvenile interrogations

    Police would be required to record their interrogations of juveniles under a bill passed unanimously by the Tennessee Senate Wednesday, April 14.

    By Ian Round April 14, 2021

• October 2020

  • Weirich fires longtime Shelby County assistant prosecutor Glenda Adams

    Amy Weirich fires longtime assistant prosecutor Glenda Adams amid misconduct investigation.

    By Marc Perrusquia October 28, 2020

• December 2019

  • Man killed by Memphis police after altercation

    A man was shot and killed by Memphis Police Department officers in Frayser Thursday night. TBI has taken charge of the case.

    By Omer Yusuf December 27, 2019

• November 2019

  • TBI still investigating alleged quid pro quo on House voucher vote

    A House member confirmed Tuesday being questioned in the past two months by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents looking into allegations former House Speaker Glen Casada offered lawmakers favors in return for votes on the voucher bill this spring.

    By Sam Stockard November 20, 2019

• August 2019

  • Sheriff’s deputy stabbed, suspect shot and killed in Downtown Memphis

    A Shelby County Sheriff's deputy was stabbed and a man identified as James Lee Kirkwood was killed by the officer during an officer-involved shooting incident Downtown Monday morning.

    By Yolanda Jones, Bill Dries August 06, 2019

• June 2019

  • Frayser needs ‘a seat at the table’ to deal with Brandon Webber death

    Following the shooting death of Brandon Webber in Frayser, state Sen. Sara Kyle contends the community’s residents need to be made a part of the dialogue to stop such incidents.

    By Sam Stockard June 21, 2019

  • Collierville police in fatal officer-involved shooting on town’s north side

    Collierville police were called to the home of David Hoal on Sunday night, about 12 hours before he was shot to death in a confrontation with the suburb's officers

    By Abigail Warren June 03, 2019