SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A suspect is on the run after after shooting a Southaven, Mississippi police officer near the intersection of Riverport Road and West Mallory Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, according to reporter Siobhan Riley.
The wounded officer has been transported to Regional One Health Medical Center, Yahoo News reported.
Both the Memphis Police Department and the Southaven police chief have arrived at the hospital with several police vehicles in the area, according to a tweet from Riley. The officer’s condition is unknown at the time of publication.
The shooting suspect has reportedly barricaded himself inside a home in the Palestine area of St Francis County, Arkansas. WREG-TV’s Luke Jones reported that the man shot at St. Francis County deputies earlier Tuesday and led a police pursuit in Alabama on Monday which had to be terminated for unreported reasons. Jones noted that the suspect had fled in the South Haven police officer’s vehicle, Yahoo reported.
A witness told Fox 13’s Greg Coy that she heard about six gun shots before police arrived, according to Fox News.
The Memphis FBI and Nashville’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are reportedly assisting local police with the investigation.
UPDATE: The suspect was captured in Arkansas. Read more.
