Memphis Police Thwart Potential Mass Shooting at Jewish School
TL;DR
An armed man fired a gun outside the Margolin Hebrew Academy, a Jewish school in Memphis, but no one was injured. The suspect fled the scene in a pickup truck before being stopped by police in Bartlett, Tennessee. During a traffic stop, the suspect exited the vehicle armed with a handgun, prompting an officer to shoot him. The suspect is in critical condition. The incident is being investigated, and while it's too early to determine if it was a hate crime, authorities believe the suspect intended to harm people.
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