Mississippi man identified after being shot, killed by police in Memphis

MEMPHIS, TENN., Miss. (WLBT) – A Mississippi man has been recognized after he was shot and killed by police in Memphis Monday evening.

James West Junior is from the Tate County city of Sarah.

Investigators are attempting to determine what led to the capturing.

A police officer was reportedly responding to stories of a suspicious car off Winchester Street and Lamar Avenue in Parkway Village in Memphis.

After pictures have been exchanged, investigators say West ran to a close-by enterprise, the place he was later discovered useless.

“It’s every single day,” mentioned Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis, on the potential hazard her officers face. “Our officer was responding to a suspicious car and in that occasion, you simply by no means know what you’re going to be confronted with.”

Finally examine, the officer was listed in secure situation.

There is no such thing as a indication of how the suspicious car name to MPD led to pictures fired.

Surveillance movies at Exxon and Valero have already been obtained by investigators.

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