A Memphis police officer was shot and killed earlier today, reportedly while sitting inside his car:
Memphis Police confirm an MPD officer has been shot in Cordova @3onyourside
— Michael Quander WUSA (@MikeQReports) October 11, 2015
MPD director says officer was shot several times. He was pronounced dead at the hospital @3onyourside
— Michael Quander WUSA (@MikeQReports) October 11, 2015
Memphis police have identified the officer shot and killed today as 31-year-old Terence Olridge. More tonight on @WMCActionNews5 at 5pm
— Jerry Askin (@JerryAskinNews) October 11, 2015
Officer identified as Terence Olridge @3onyourside
— Michael Quander WUSA (@MikeQReports) October 11, 2015
Mpd officer killed is Terence Olridge. He's been on the force since sept 2014
— Rose Eiklor (@Rose_Eiklor) October 11, 2015
WREG reports a suspect is in custody.
Details are still coming in, but the officer’s uncle says Olridge was in his uniform and on his way to work when he was killed:
The officer's uncle tells WREG he just joined the police force not too long ago.
— Michael Quander WUSA (@MikeQReports) October 11, 2015
The officers uncle tells us he was on the way to work in his police uniform when he was shot. @3onyourside
— Michael Quander WUSA (@MikeQReports) October 11, 2015
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It appears the officer was shot while in his car. His uncle tells us he was able to crawl back to the house to get help. @3onyourside
— Michael Quander WUSA (@MikeQReports) October 11, 2015
Officer Olridge is the second Memphis officer killed in the past three months:
Memphis Police officer Terence Olridge has been shot and killed. He is the second MPD officer killed in three months http://t.co/wjcWLwuHMX
— Kelsey Ott (@KelseyOtt) October 11, 2015
Awful. Fox News reports that officer Olridge has been with the department since 2014 and his fiance is 4 months pregnant.
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