Suspect dead after shootout with Memphis Police in Frayser

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man wanted in a carjacking is dead after an exchange of gunfire with officers during a chase in Frayser, Memphis Police said Monday.

Police say it started in Raleigh just after midnight Monday morning when a white Dodge Charger was taken in a carjacking from the 4100 block of Ann Arbor Lane.

Police say it was taken at gunpoint by two armed males. They put out a citywide alert for the suspects.

At 2 p.m. officers spotted the carjacked vehicle near Watkins Street and Dellwood, with two males inside. They say they attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop.

The Charger stopped at Frayser Boulevard and Adair Drive, where the suspects got out and ran east on Frayser Boulevard.

As officers pursued them on foot, they say one of the suspects fired shots at officers.

Officers returned fire, striking the suspect. The man was pronounced dead on the scene, and a weapon was found nearby.

The second suspect was caught after a brief pursuit.

No officers were injured.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says their agents are in Memphis to investigate.

The scene is near the Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus on Frayser Boulevard.

It was the second deadly police shooting in the Memphis area on Monday. Another suspect was killed as police in Olive Branch, Mississippi were serving a warrant.

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