MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATED 12/16/2021:
Memphis Police have identified the passenger of the stolen 2014 Ford Fusion as 24-year-old Timothy Morgan.
According to the police affidavit, he admitted that he was the passenger of the stolen vehicle and has been charged with theft of property $2500-$10000.
Morgan has been set a $5,000 bond.
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the woman who was shot and killed by an MPD officer Wednesday as 25-year-old Kayla Lucas.
According to court records, Lucas had a criminal history. Dating back to 2017 and 2018, she was charged with theft of property, possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, fleeing from law officers in DeSoto County. In 2020 she was charged in Bartlett with convicted felon in possession of a handgun. This year she pled guilty to theft of property, and most recently, she was arrested earlier this month for criminal trespass.
The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon just before 2:00 p.m. in the area of South 3rd Street and Mitchell while police were investigating a stolen vehicle.
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12/15/2021: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate after police said a woman was shot and killed by an MPD officer Wednesday afternoon in south Memphis.
Memphis Police said just before 2:00 p.m., officers were in the area of South 3rd Street and Mitchell checking for a stolen vehicle. The TBI said officer spotted the Ford Fusion stolen out of Olive Branch, Mississippi, in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant on South 3rd Street.
The TBI said officers tried to use their patrol cars to block the car, and got out of their cruisers to take the woman driving into custody. They said initial information shows the driver sped toward officers, striking a police vehicle, and that's when an officer fired at her. She died at the scene.
Memphis Police said one other person was detained.
The TBI said it would investigate the officer-involved shooting at the request of the Shelby County District Attorney General. Their findings will be shared with the D.A.
Memphis Police said 3rd Street between Brooks Road and Mitchell was shut down for hours Wednesday due to the investigation.
