Officials in Memphis are calling for tougher sentences after a police officer was killed in a shootout with two teens, one of whom had been released without bond after previous weapons charges. The incident occurred during an investigation of a suspicious vehicle in Whitehaven.
As the city of Memphis continues to battle soaring crime, officials are calling for tougher sentences following the death of a local police officer who died early Friday in a shootout with two teens, one of whom was arrested last month on weapons charges and subsequently let go without bond.
second officer was also struck and is in non-critical condition, while a third officer was grazed by a bullet during the gunfire. A second suspect, a 17-year-old, was also shot and is expected to survive, police say. Lobley, whose mugshot has been obtained by Fox News Digital, was arrested in March in a stolen vehicle while armed with an illegally modified semi-automatic weapon with a Glock switch attached, police say. The Glock switch converted the weapon to a fully automatic machine gun.
Tributes have been pouring in for McKinney, and the MPD on Saturday posted pictures to X of a memorial erected around his patrol car, with flowers and notes from friends and fellow officers who have come by to pay their respects. 'Thank you for all those who have come by to take the time to remember Officer McKinney,' the MPD wrote. 'The love that the community has shown is overwhelming. Officer McKinney was well-loved and respected and we will continue his work.
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