District attorney says Memphis police officer may have been killed by friendly fire

By ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a 17-year-old suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a Memphis police officer has not been accused of first-degree murder because information obtained by the district attorney’s office shows that the officer was killed by friendly fire. In a statement, the office of Shelby County’s top prosecutor says the 17-year-old has been charged with 13 counts including attempted first-degree murder and assault against a first responder in the death of Officer Joseph McKinney on April 12. McKinney and an 18-year-old man, identified as Jaylen Lobley, were killed in a shootout that developed as officers investigated a suspicious vehicle.