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BREAKING NEWS: A Tennessee police officer has been injured in a shooting during a traffic stop, according to an official statement.

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According to a spokesperson from the Memphis Police Department, the driver involved in the incident fled the scene and remains unidentified.

An official reported that a police officer was shot and injured during a traffic stop in Memphis early Friday.

The incident occurred as officers conducted a traffic stop on southbound Interstate 240 around 4:20 a.m. near South Parkway, according to Officer Theresa Carlson, a spokesperson for the Memphis Police Department. During the stop, an officer informed dispatch that he had been shot, Carlson stated in an email.

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Initially, Carlson stated that the officer had been transported to a hospital in critical condition. However, later updates from Carlson clarified that the officer’s condition was not critical.

 

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