Neighbor charged in shooting death of Memphis officer
A neighbor was charged on Monday with felony possession of a handgun in the fatal shooting of a Memphis, Tennessee, police officer, Memphis police said.
Police charged Lorenzo Clark, 36, as a convicted felon in possession of the handgun, police spokesman Louis Brownlee said in a statement. Clark was a neighbor of officer Terence Olridge, 31, who was off-duty when he died on Sunday after being shot multiple times, police said.
Brownlee said other charges may be forthcoming.
Olridge was on his way to work on Sunday, when an encounter with Clark ended in an exchange of gunfire between the two, according to Brownlee. After the shooting, Olridge went back to his house and tried to get help, Brownlee said.
Olridge was rushed to a local hospital where he died from his injuries, police said.
Clark surrendered to police without incident at his home, Brownlee said.
Memphis police said the investigation of the shooting is ongoing.
Olridge had just marked his first anniversary with the department, was engaged to be married and was an expectant father, police said. His fiancee is four months pregnant.
The Commercial Appeal newspaper, citing unidentified sources, reported that Olridge had been arguing with a neighbor, who then opened fire on him. Olridge was found in the driveway of his own home, the newspaper said.