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Augusto Columbie

Gender : Male

Age : 77

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/11/2025

Location : Dellwood Avenue

City : Memphis

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Bartlett Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed warrant service

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 09/11/2025, Bartlett Police Department officers with support from the Drug Enforcement Administration served a warrant at a home on Dellwood Avenue in the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis. The man inside, identified as 77-year-old Augusto Columbie, allegedly fired a gun at officers. Police opened fire and killed him inside the home. A Bartlett police officer was also shot and injured during the incident, though it is unclear whether Columbie shot him or if it was friendly fire. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/09/11/tbi-identifies-suspect-police-shooting-frayser
https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/09/11/1-person-shot-death-during-police-search-frayser-tbi-investigates
https://fox13memphis.com/news/local/bartlett-officer-shot-while-serving-warrant-frayser-that-ends-suspects-death-police-say