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Memphis police shoot Jewish man who fired gun at Orthodox school, tried to break in
Officers in Tennessee city say attacker, a former student of the targeted school, tried to enter Margolin Hebrew Academy, fired handgun outside building
Police in Memphis, Tennessee, said Monday that officers shot a man after he fired a weapon outside a Jewish school and tried to break inside the building.
The suspect was Jewish and a former student at the school, said US Rep. Steve Cohen, whose district includes Memphis.
A Jewish security group also said the suspect was Jewish and that the incident appeared to be personal in nature. The Memphis Police Department would not confirm the claims, nor reports saying the man had been killed.
The Memphis Police Department said it had received a call at around 12:20 p.m. about a suspect armed with a handgun outside the Margolin Hebrew Academy.
The suspect, a white male, attempted to enter the school but was unable to gain access to the building due to its security doors, police said.
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Police in Memphis, Tennessee, said Monday that officers shot a man after he fired a weapon outside a Jewish school and tried to break inside the building.
The suspect was Jewish and a former student at the school, said US Rep. Steve Cohen, whose district includes Memphis.
A Jewish security group also said the suspect was Jewish and that the incident appeared to be personal in nature. The Memphis Police Department would not confirm the claims, nor reports saying the man had been killed.
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The Memphis Police Department said it had received a call at around 12:20 p.m. about a suspect armed with a handgun outside the Margolin Hebrew Academy.
The suspect, a white male, attempted to enter the school but was unable to gain access to the building due to its security doors, police said.
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“Thankfully, that school had a great safety procedure and process in place and avoided anyone being harmed or injured at that scene,” said Assistant Police Chief Don Crowe.
The suspect fired a handgun at the school several times, causing no injuries, then fled the scene, according to the Secure Community Network, which coordinates security for Jewish institutions in the US.
The Secure Community Network and the Memphis Jewish Federation obtained security camera footage of the suspect, identified him by his license plate, and discovered additional details about him.
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