Update

Woman fatally shot by police on South Third

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 16, 2021 9:19 AM CT | Published: December 15, 2021 4:06 PM CT
<strong>Memphis Police officers gather at Third Street after a woman was fatally shot by an officer on Wednesday, Dec. 15.</strong> (Yolanda Jones/Daily Memphian)

Memphis Police officers gather at Third Street after a woman was fatally shot by an officer on Wednesday, Dec. 15. (Yolanda Jones/Daily Memphian)

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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Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.


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