DA adds charges for teen suspect in MPD shooting
Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has added additional charges of second-degree murder and reckless homicide for the 17-year-old suspect involved in a shooting last week that killed a MPD officer. (The Daily Memphian file)
The charges were added in light of news from the office Wednesday that MPD Officer Joseph “Rusty” McKinney was likely killed by friendly fire.
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Steve Mulroy shelby county district attorney general's office public safetyAarron 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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