News of the Day: March 9, 2021

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Here’s everything you need to know going on in the Mid-South:

  • A Memphis Police officer was killed last night in a crash in Whitehaven. The officer was leaving the Raines Police Station when his car was hit by another vehicle. The officer was taken to the hospital but didn’t survive. The other drive was taken to the hospital in non-critical condition and has been detained. The officer’s name hasn’t been released yet but it is known he was with the police force since 2018.

 

  • Memphis International Airport Police are investigating several vehicle break-ins. Airport officials said the break-ins happened Saturday night, and there were other break-ins off the property too. Memphis Police are investigating the other break-ins.

 

 

  • An interstate shooting closed down I-240 East Bound at Getwell Road early this morning, but thankfully it’s been reopened. Police are still investigating the incident.

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