Local pastor identifies officer injured in library shooting

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 03, 2023 7:36 PM CT | Published: February 03, 2023 11:30 AM CT

Bishop Brandon Porter said the officer injured in Thursday’s shooting was also the director of security at his church. 

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Aarron Fleming

Aarron Fleming

Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.

He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on Desoto County and the surrounding municipalities.

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