Jury decides in favor of Southaven police officers who killed man in 2017
A federal jury has ruled in favor of two Southaven police officers in lawsuit regarding the shooting death of a man six years ago.
Topic: officer-involved shooting
RSSThere are 60 article(s) tagged officer-involved shooting:
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September 2023
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August 2023
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Desoto Sheriff’s office releases statement on officer-involved shooting
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department released a statement Thursday, Aug. 31, regarding the death of Demarcus Williams, who was killed in a confrontation with one of its deputies earlier in the week.
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What we know — and don’t know — about the Margolin Hebrew Academy shooting
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation provided an update Wednesday, Aug. 2, on the case of the alleged shooter at Margolin Hebrew Academy in East Memphis. Here are the things we know about the situation and some of the information that still is unclear.
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January 2023
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TBI files additional charges against one suspect in Collierville case
Authorities have identified the suspects in the Collierville shoplifting case that led to an officer firing at a fleeing car.
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TBI to investigate after officer fires at suspect fleeing Collierville sporting goods store
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August 2022
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DA’s office deems officers justified in three fatal shootings
In two of the incidents, officers were struck or nearly struck by the suspects’ vehicles. In the third incident, an officer was hit in the chest by gunfire but was protected by his bulletproof vest.
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December 2021
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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.
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November 2021
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Protesters call for justice in shooting death
Protesters demand transparency with a petition into the death of Antonio Jackson, a man shot and killed by a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Aug. 16. Law enforcement said Jackson tried to run over a deputy as law enforcement approached the car he was in and the deputy fired at him.
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August 2021
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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.
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May 2021
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Four teens charged in shooting of MPD officer, ATF agent
Four teens have been charged after allegedly shooting a Memphis police officer and an ATF agent Friday, May 7, in North Memphis as the Violent Crimes task force searched the area for a carjacked vehicle.
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April 2021
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Woman accused of shooting at police officer charged with attempted murder
She shot at officer during a traffic stop, police allege.
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TBI investigating possible police shooting during traffic stop
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday it was investigating “the circumstances leading to a possible officer-involved shooting.”
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January 2021
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Martavious Banks settles police shooting lawsuit for $200,000
The city settled a civil lawsuit filed by Martavious Banks, who was shot by a police officer during a chase and traffic stop in 2018. Some officers in the case turned off their body cameras during the incident.
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December 2020
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DA reaches decision in 2019 Collierville officer-involved shooting
Resident David Hoal was 59 when he died on June 3, 2019.
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November 2020
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Weirich releases video in police shooting of Martavious Banks
Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich has released body camera videos of the 2018 police shooting of Martavious Banks.
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September 2020
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Five years after death of Darrius Stewart, family wants case reopened
The family of Darrius Stewart and local activists gathered to remember him on the five-year anniversary of his death. They also called for District Attorney Amy Weirich to reopen the case of his death.
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July 2020
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TBI report details Brandon Webber’s final moments in a hail of police gunfire
TBI report paints a haunting portrait of Brandon Webber, but also poses troubling questions about law enforcement tactics behind his shooting death.
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June 2020
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Lawsuit offers radical new narrative for the police shooting death of Brandon Webber
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Brandon Webber offers a radically different narrative for his officer-involved shooting that stirred wide unrest in Memphis over police use of force.
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May 2020
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Germantown police involved in shooting; one person dead
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed there was shooting involving three officers in Germantown on Sunday.
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March 2020
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No charges to be filed against Bartlett officers in fatal standoff
DA: No charges to be filed against Bartlett officers who shot and killed a man during a standoff/barricade in 2018.
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February 2020
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Brandon Webber was shot 16 times, according to autopsy
Brandon Webber, the Frayser man shot and killed by a task force last summer, was shot multiple times including two fatal shots to his head, according to an autopsy report.
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Darrius Stewart’s mother files new lawsuit against former officer
Mary Stewart, the mother of Darrius Stewart, the teen shot and killed in 2015 by Memphis police officer Connor Schilling, has filed a new civil lawsuit seeking $17 million in damages from the former officer.
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December 2019
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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.
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November 2019
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Shelby County deputies justified in man’s shooting death, D.A. says
The officer-involved shooting death of 40-year-old Jason Matthew Hill has been ruled justified by the Shelby County Dist. Atty. Amy Weirich. No charges will be filed against the deputies, who have not been identified.
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October 2019
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Families of police shooting victims gather for weekend event
Family members who have lost loved ones in officer-involved shootings discuss their loss at a two-day event.
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DA: No criminal wrongdoing by deputies in 2018 fatal officer-involved shooting
No charges filed against deputies in the 2018 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Keyshon Parham.
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