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Man Killed By Police, Causing Riots In Memphis, Was Wanted For Shooting Of Mississippi Man
June 14th, 2019
Chicago Police officers monitor the area outside of the Chicago Mercy Hospital where a gunman opened fire in Chicago on November 19, 2018. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
A black man killed in a shootout with federal police in Memphis was reportedly wanted for armed robbery and attempted murder, authorities confirmed, Thursday.
Brandon Webber, 20, who was killed in a shootout with federal agents Wednesday night. He was suspected of shooting a Mississippi man June 3, then stealing the victim’s car in Hernando, Mississippi, Reuters reports.