Two arrested following chase where state trooper fired shot
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a trooper shot one of the suspects at some point but the affidavit does not say who or even mention the shooting at all. (John Amis/AP file)
While giving chase, the car reached 125 miles per hour at one point and drove into oncoming traffic multiple times.
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Tennessee Highway PatrolAarron 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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