US EditionTBI investigating THP use-of-force incident in Raleigh
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent probe after a trooper fired at a fleeing vehicle, injuring one passenger who was hospitalized in stable condition.
- On Wednesday morning, a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper opened fire on a car following a pursuit early Wednesday in Raleigh, with the wreck reported just before 5:15 a.m.
- A THP trooper assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force initiated a traffic stop, the driver fled, and the pursuit ended when the vehicle crashed near Raleigh-Millington Road and Gibbs Parkway.
- As officers approached the crashed vehicle, `the trooper perceived a threat` and fired, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the officer struck a person in the car.
- A passenger was taken to a Memphis hospital in stable condition and conscious; no troopers were injured, and ABC24 reported heavy police presence at Raleigh-Millington Road and New Allen Road around 6 a.m. on Dec. 3.
- Under Tennessee policy, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been asked to conduct an independent probe; the Tennessee Highway Patrol says it is still determining how the person was hurt, and the article will be updated.
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TBI investigating THP use-of-force incident in Raleigh
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is underway regarding the circumstances that led to a use-of-force incident involving THP troopers early Wednesday morning in Raleigh. WREG captured photos of a heavy police presence, including the Tennessee Highway Patrol at Raleigh Millington Road and New Allen Road. Raleigh Millington Road [...]
TBI Agents Investigating Use of Force Incident in Memphis
At the request of 30th Judicial District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances of a Wednesday morning shooting in Memphis involving the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 4:30 a.m., THP troopers, assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force, initiated a traffic stop. The driver refused to stop, and a pursuit ensued, continuing to the area of Raleigh-…
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