Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot driver while serving a high !

Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot driver while serving a high

Time:2024-05-22 11:13:13 source:Planet Perspective news portal

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man who sped toward them in a vehicle as they were serving a search warrant in a neighborhood on Friday in Memphis, officials said.

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said deputies were serving the high-risk drug warrant at about 3:30 p.m. when a man who was waiting in a vehicle drove toward a SWAT team at high speed in the Orange Mound neighborhood.

Deputies opened fire, killing the driver, Bonner said. The driver was not immediately identified.

No deputies were hurt. Four people have been detained for questioning, and charges are expected, Bonner said.

During a search, deputies found several firearms with high-capacity magazines and a handgun equipped with a Glock switch, a device that turns a pistol into an automatic weapon, Bonner said.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the shooting, which came six days after nine people were shot at an Orange Mound park. Two men were killed, and seven other people were wounded but survived. No arrests have been made.

It also took place two weeks after Memphis Police Officer Joseph McKinney was killed in a shootout that developed while officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle. One suspect also was killed.

Related information
  • Mississippi woman pleads guilty to stealing government funds
  • 34th Phoenix Chinese Week Culture and Cuisine Festival held in Arizona
  • China's local 'two sessions' convey confidence in 2024 economy
  • New farmers sow seeds of hope for modern farming
  • Drew Faurot's 2 doubles and a homer lead Florida State past Georgia Tech 12
  • China beats Philippines at Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
  • Relics spanning over 4,000 years unearthed in China's Zhejiang
  • China's porcelain capital attracts migratory foreign designers
Recommended content
  • José Ramírez drives in 3 runs as the AL Central
  • China beats Philippines at Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
  • FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says
  • Islamic State
  • Divided Supreme Court rules no quick hearing required when police seize property
  • Growing north