Federal Agent Kills Man During Arrest Attempt in Memphis Hotel
A Drug Enforcement Administration agent shot and killed a man while serving an arrest warrant at a Memphis hotel, marking the second fatal shooting by the federal task force in four days.
Tennessee authorities are investigating a second fatal shooting involving a federal task force member in Memphis within a four-day span. The incident occurred Wednesday morning when a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, part of a team serving an arrest warrant, entered a hotel room after commands to open the door were ignored, according to a U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson. The spokesperson said a man inside pointed a handgun at the agents, and the agent responded by shooting, killing the man. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will conduct its own inquiry but has not released the identities of the deceased or the agent.
The shootings come amid ongoing community debate over the presence of hundreds of federal agents in Memphis since October and their methods for addressing crime.