MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two Mid-South men are behind bars, accused of firing at least one shot at Horn Lake police officers.
Kylen Thomas and Xavier Word were arrested in Memphis Friday on fugitive from justice warrants out of Mississippi.
Horn Lake police said Thursday, officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the area of Tulane Road and Mayfair Drive when at least one shot was fired into the squad car. No officers were hit or injured.
Horn Lake police said the officers chased the vehicle, a black Jeep, into Memphis, but the suspects got away.
Horn Lake investigators said they were able to identify Thomas and Word as the suspects. The two were arrested in Memphis with the help of the Memphis Gang Unit. Investigators said the Jeep was also recovered.
Thomas is charged with felony fleeing and eluding law enforcement and conspiracy to commit a crime. Word is charged with felony aggravated assault on a police officer. Both were booked into the Shelby County Jail to await extradition back to Mississippi.