Friday, April 3, 2015

Injured MPD Officer's Neighbors React To Shooting

Injured officer's neighbors react to shooting

I hit the door as soon as I got into work shortly after a Memphis Police officer was shot in the line of duty.  My assignment: find family, neighbors, or anyone else who knew him.  We gathered a list of about 8 possible addresses using his name.  Fortunately, the first two I randomly picked ended up being his home and the home of an uncle.  Family members were at the hospital with the officer.. But several neighbors shared their thoughts about the shooting.  "Good man," "family man," and "great cop" were among the ways they described the officer.

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