Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/18/2022

Location : Heartland Lane

City : Memphis

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Memphis Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/18/2022, the Memphis Police Department responded to a barricade situation at a home on Heartland Lane in Southwest Memphis. Officers arrived at the residence around 3 p.m. after reports of a man barricading himself inside with family members. While negotiators were on site for several hours, members of the suspect’s family were safely released, including his young daughter. In the evening, a SWAT team entered the home and found the man and his father deceased. Police confirmed that the man had shot himself during the standoff. Officers were actively engaged in resolving the barricade and hostage risk when the self-inflicted gunshot occurred. Family members reported the man had struggled with mental health issues in the year prior.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/11/18/police-activity-blocking-traffic-whitehaven-neighborhood/
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/police-investigation-south-memphis-tennessee-heartland-lane/522-146781ca-b160-4bb7-8321-04ccfa4e5f4a