A city-wide meeting addressing crime came to a screeching halt Thursday when news broke that two Memphis police officers were ambushed in Whitehaven.
Tonight's big Memphis Crime Summit was interrupted after two police officers were shot across town.
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) March 31, 2023
Councilman Chase Carlisle, the moderator at last night’s crime summit, recalled the “George Bush moment” when police chief C.J. Davis broke the news. ‘
“CJ Davis stood up and walked over and whispered in my ear that we had two officers down and shot and she needed to respond,” Carlisle told KWAM. “I said ‘I got you’ and just tried to kinda keep a straight face.”
He added: “Kinda had a George Bush moment of just keeping calm and letting [the police] get out and go where they needed to go.”Davis was one of the panelists at the crime summit until she was quickly ushered out to respond to the officer-involved shooting in Whitehaven.
HUGE crowd showed up to the 2023 Crime Summit hosted by @CMChaseCarlisle @CanaleD9_2 and Councilman Jeff Warren. Panelists include TN State Sen Brent Taylor, Police Chief CJ Davis, DA Steve Mulroy and Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon pic.twitter.com/wWIPRm7Lwj
— KWAM NewsTalk Memphis (@Mighty990KWAM) March 31, 2023
Both officers are in critical, but stable condition, according to police.
A suspect was shot three times. The TBI is handling the investigation.
