Police Officer and 18-Year-Old Suspect Killed by Gunfire in Memphis, Tennessee

Police Officer and 18-Year-Old Suspect Killed by Gunfire in Memphis, Tennessee
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Memphis police officer and an 18-year-old suspect were killed in a shooting as officers investigated a suspicious vehicle early Friday.

A second suspect, who is 17, was in critical condition, and another Memphis police officer was injured but not in critical condition, interim Police Director CJ Davis said at a news conference outside a Memphis hospital. A third officer was grazed and treated at the scene.