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Memphis Officer Succumbs to Gunshot Wounds Suffered Weeks Ago

Officer Geoffrey Redd and another officer confronted a suspect, Torrence Jackson Jr., inside a local library after responding to a trespassing call at a nearby business. State investigators say Jackson pulled out a weapon and shot Redd.

February 21, 2023

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Biden Calls for Police Reform and "Assault Weapon" Ban in State of the Union Address

Just as every cop, when they pin on that badge in the morning, has a right to be able to go home at night, so does everybody else out there. Our children have a right to come home safely,” Biden said.

February 8, 2023

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Critically Wounded Memphis Officer "Fighting for Life"

Bishop Brandon B. Porter with Greater Community Temple has identified the grievously wounded officer as Geoffrey Redd, a member of the Bishop’s church and director of the church’s security team.

February 3, 2023

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Memphis Officer Critical After Being Shot

According to the Memphis Police Department, the officer was taken to Regional One Hospital in extremely critical condition. The other individual was pronounced dead at the scene.

February 2, 2023

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Jack Dunphy: The Inexcusable Death of Tyre Nichols

"In my judgment not a single kick, punch, baton strike, Taser activation, or use of pepper spray can be justified under the law," Dunphy writes.

January 31, 2023

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Police Nationwide Voice Disdain for Memphis Officers’ Actions

“As public servants dedicated to protecting human life, seeking the truth and pursuing justice under the law, we are sickened and disheartened by the actions of the five Memphis police officers and two fire medics involved in the death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop earlier this month,” the Boulder statement says

January 30, 2023

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Memphis Police: 5 Officers Arrested, Videos Released, Special Unit Deactivated

“Those five officers and others failed our community, and they failed the Nichols family and that is beyond regrettable,” says Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis.

January 30, 2023

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FOP National President "Appalled" by Memphis Officers’ “Assault” on Tyre Nichols

Tyre Nichols allegedly fled from officers following a traffic stop.  After a brief foot pursuit, five Memphis police officers caught up to Mr. Nichols and beat him so badly he had to be hospitalized.

January 27, 2023

Point of Law

5 Former Memphis Officers Charged with Murder Over Traffic Stop Death

Former officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills, Jr. have all been charged with one count of second-degree murder, aggravated assault-acting in concert, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and one count of official oppression, court records show.

January 26, 2023

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68-Year-Old TN Reserve Deputy Killed in Crash

Deputy Brad Miller reportedly saved lives Monday afternoon. Rowland said three of the construction workers on site said if Miller hadn’t been positioned where he was, they would not have made it.

December 13, 2022

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Dashcam Shows TN Officer Run to Safety When Tractor Trailer Hits Power Lines

Upon realizing the trucker does not see the suspended lines the officer runs quickly away just before the truck snags the lines and drags them, and a utility pole, toward the officer and his patrol vehicle.

November 23, 2022

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TN Deputy Shot in Leg During Pursuit of Domestic Disturbance Suspect

“While deputies continued to pursue the suspect on foot, we rendered aid to the injured deputy by applying a tourniquet above the wound to prevent further loss of blood," says Wilson County Sheriff Robert Bryan.

November 23, 2022