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A City Watch for the five-month-old was canceled after she was found Wednesday, May 21, and police have issued a warrant for Justin Brown.
The Justice Department said it was officially closing its investigation into Memphis police and retracted its findings of civil rights violations.
Police said the man admitted to not yet having his security license and said that he thought he saw a man waving a gun inside the car, leading him to shoot at the vehicle as it sped away.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump criticized the U.S. Department of Justice for withdrawing from police-accountability agreements with the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments, which were agreements established after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Operation Rolling Thunder in Memphis leads to 160 arrests, including 50 gang members, and the seizure of weapons and drugs.
Jaiquez Ebron, 21, of Greenville, who was wanted in connection with the February 1 murder of 24-year-old Traeon Vontrez Williams, has been arrested in Memphis,
Despite being found not guilty in state court, all three have been convicted in federal court and face time in federal prison.
MPD investigates after a second body is found in McKellar Lake within a week; no connection established between cases.
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Action News 5 on MSNDuo arrested for pair of robberies at same Memphis gas station, including 1 where kids were broughtThe Memphis Police Department has arrested two people for a pair of robberies at the same gas station in one month.