MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Memphis police officer was wounded and a man was killed during a shootout following a call about a suspicious vehicle at a gas station, authorities said.
The Memphis Police Department said in a tweet that the officer was struck multiple times Monday night in the Oakhaven neighborhood, just north of the Tennessee-Mississippi border. The officer was transported to a hospital in critical condition, but the officer’s condition later improved to non-critical, police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said Tuesday morning.
The suspect, who fired multiple shots at the officer, was pronounced dead afterward, the tweet said. The suspect was identified by authorities Tuesday as James West Jr., 39, of Sarah, Mississippi….