Death by Cop 2022-2024
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James Q. Hampton
Gender : Male
Age : 30
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : Cherokee
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Shelby County deputies and SWAT arrived in the Cherokee neighborhood to arrest a man on a warrant and shot and killed him. Police allege that he was armed but did not fire any shots.