DEA Agent Kills 1 Man During Memphis Hotel Warrant Service
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Updated · TBINewsroom.com · Jul 8
DEA Agent Kills 1 Man During Memphis Hotel Warrant Service
3 articles · Updated · TBINewsroom.com · Jul 8
Summary
A man was shot dead around 8:30 a.m. at a Memphis hotel on the 6500 block of Poplar when a DEA agent assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force fired into a room.
The shooting happened as the multi-agency task force was trying to serve an arrest warrant, and authorities said the situation escalated for reasons still under investigation.
No law enforcement officers were injured, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was asked by District Attorney General Steve Mulroy to independently collect evidence and conduct interviews.
TBI said it will pass its findings to the district attorney for review, while the agency itself will not decide whether the agent's actions were justified.