Police report sheds light on shooting that led to federal judge’s recusal
The Daily Memphian obtained a Memphis Police Department report that gives more details on a shooting that led to U.S. District Judge Mark Norris’ recusal in the Tyré Nichols case. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
A 2024 shooting ultimately led to a federal judge recusing himself from the case of the former Memphis police officers convicted in the 2023 death of Tyré Nichols.
On Tuesday, Sept. 2, The Daily Memphian obtained an MPD report that gives more details on that shooting.
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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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