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John Hunt

Case # :106

Gender : Male

Age : 20

Race : Black

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : Dexter Rd+Milbrey St

City : Cordova

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Millington PD, Shelby County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Millington PD notified Shelby County deputies and they jointly approached a vehicle accused of driving erratically. Police state that they saw a rifle in the vehicle and SWAT appeared. John Hunt barricaded himself in the vehicle and fled under police bearing down on him. Police allege he damaged some police vehicles in the process of evading them and further allege that he fired shots ad police chasing him. When he reached a dead end, he reportedly exited the vehicle with the rifle and was shot dead by SWAT

Source Links :

https://wreg.com/news/local/armed-suspect-dead-after-confrontation-with-deputies-in-cordova/

https://wreg.com/news/family-of-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-speaks/