Task Force officers arrested a murder suspect. The Daily Memphian was along for the ride.
Supervisory Deputy Karolina Duda gets ready in her vehicle before a mission to apprehend a fugitive with an outstanding warrant in South Memphis Nov. 26, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Karolina Duda sat upright behind the wheel of her gray Jeep Wagoneer, phone to her ear.
“Is it the turd from yesterday?” Duda asked.
“Yep, it’s the bad dude,” a man on the other end responded.
A suspect in a recent homicide was at an apartment complex near Memphis International Airport. Duda and her fellow officers were ready to move in. The suspect allegedly shot and killed a 17-year-old boy just days earlier. It was Warrant Team Bravo’s first call of the day; the sun was barely peeking out.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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