Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot driver while serving a high-risk drug warrant in Memphis

Officials accidental sheriff’s deputies fatally changeable a antheral who sped toward them successful a conveyance arsenic they were serving a hunt warrant successful a vicinity connected Friday successful Memphis, Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Sheriff's deputies fatally changeable a antheral who sped toward them successful a conveyance arsenic they were serving a hunt warrant successful a vicinity connected Friday successful Memphis, officials said.

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said deputies were serving the high-risk cause warrant astatine astir 3:30 p.m. erstwhile a antheral who was waiting successful a conveyance drove toward a SWAT squad astatine precocious velocity successful the Orange Mound neighborhood.

Deputies opened fire, sidesplitting the driver, Bonner said. The operator was not instantly identified.

No deputies were hurt. Four radical person been detained for questioning, and charges are expected, Bonner said.

During a search, deputies recovered respective firearms with high-capacity magazines and a handgun equipped with a Glock switch, a instrumentality that turns a pistol into an automatic weapon, Bonner said.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the shooting, which came six days aft 9 radical were changeable astatine an Orange Mound park. Two men were killed, and 7 different radical were wounded but survived. No arrests person been made.

It besides took spot 2 weeks aft Memphis Police Officer Joseph McKinney was killed successful a shootout that developed portion officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle. One fishy besides was killed.