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Memphis police officer shot dead during traffic stop Manhunt continues after Memphis police officer shot dead in traffic stop
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A police officer has been fatally shot in Memphis and a manhunt is under way for the suspect, Tennessee police officials have said. A manhunt continued on Sunday following the fatal shooting of a Memphis police officer the previous night during a traffic stop, Tennessee police officials said.
The officer was shot multiple times while conducting a traffic stop on Saturday night, the Memphis police chief, Toney Armstrong, told a news conference. The officer died in hospital. Memphis police director Toney Armstrong said during a news conference that police were alerted about 9.18pm on Saturday that an officer had been shot multiple times. Armstrong said the officer was transported in critical condition to a hospital, where he died.
In a statement on Sunday morning, Memphis police identified the officer who died as 33-year-old Sean Bolton. No further details were released. Armstrong said police had not made an arrest and the suspect was on the run. In a statement on Sunday morning, Memphis police identified the officer as Sean Bolton, 33. Police also said that a civilian had used Bolton’s radio to notify police about the shooting. No further details were released.
Bolton is the third Memphis police officer to be fatally shot in just over four years. Officer Tim Warren was killed while responding to a shooting at a downtown Memphis hotel in July 2011. In December 2012, Martoiya Lang was killed while serving a warrant. Armstrong said police had not made an arrest and the suspect was on the run. He said police were using all available resources to find the shooter.
Armstrong said officers were grieving, adding that “this is just a reminder of how dangerous” the job is. “Sadly to say, we’ve been here before,” he said. Armstrong said officers were grieving, adding that “this is just a reminder of how dangerous” the job is.
The mayor of Memphis, AC Wharton Jr, told reporters on Saturday that the incident “speaks volumes about the inherent danger of police work”. “Sadly to say, we’ve been here before,” he said.
“Pray for the family and pray for our city,” he added. Bolton is the third Memphis officer to be fatally shot in slightly more than four years. Officer Tim Warren was killed while responding to a shooting at a downtown Memphis hotel in July 2011. In December 2012, Officer Martoiya Lang was killed while serving a warrant.
Memphis mayor AC Wharton Jr said Bolton’s death “speaks volumes about the inherent danger of police work” and asked others to “pray for the family and pray for our city”.
“The men and women in blue have certain rules of engagement that they have to follow,” Wharton said, “but at any given minute in a 24-hour day they’re dealing with folks who have no rules of engagement.”