MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATE 4/1/2021 - (WKRN) — A TBI Most Wanted suspect wanted out of Memphis has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after refusing to come out of a Nashville motel room Thursday, according to investigators.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, including Metro police and the Nashville Fire Department, responded around 10 a.m. Thursday to a call at the La Quinta Inn on Sidco Drive, right off of Interstate 65 and Harding Place.
Authorities on scene say the U.S. Marshals tracked a wanted fugitive out of Memphis to the motel. The fugitive, identified as 48-year-old Michael Lynn Tucker, was wanted for shooting five people in Memphis, three of them fatally on March 26.
Police say Tucker was also convicted of first degree murder back in 2000 and served a number of years in prison, according to arrest warrants.
As authorities ordered Tucker to come out of the room, he fired three shots at U.S. Marshals. No officers were hit, nor did any return fire. A Metro police SWAT team deployed a flash bang outside of the room Tucker is believed to be in, but no contact was made.
At around 3:30 p.m., Metro police said officers found Tucker’s body inside the motel room with “presumably a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”
One person was also detained for questioning.
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3/29/2021 - A cash reward is being offered by the U.S. Marshals Service for information that leads to the arrest of Michael Tucker.
Tucker is wanted for three counts of First-Degree Murder in a shooting on March 26 where three people were shot and killed in a North Memphis neighborhood.
Two other people were also shot and wounded.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of Tucker for these crimes on March 27.
Tucker is considered armed and extremely dangerous.
A cash reward is being offered if information is given which leads to the arrest of Tucker. Call 901-601-1575 or 901-528-CASH.