Memphis police say officer shoots, kills man who fled arrest

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 17, 2024 11:02 PM CT | Published: September 16, 2024 5:44 PM CT

Police say the carjacking suspect fired shots at officers during a foot pursuit. TBI is reviewing the shooting.

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Laura Testino

Laura Testino

Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter on The Daily Memphian’s metro team who writes most often about how education policies shape the lives of children and families. She regularly contributes to coverage of breaking news events and actions of the Tennessee General Assembly. Testino’s journalism career in Memphis began six years ago at The Commercial Appeal, where she began chronicling learning disruptions associated with the pandemic, and continued with Chalkbeat, where she dug into education administration in Memphis. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Times-Picayune, The Tuscaloosa News and USA Today.

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