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   MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 15-year-old suspect injured after being shot by a Memphis   
   Police officer following a police chase has now been charged with aggravated   
   assault and more.   
      
   At around 5 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2024, MPD officers said they found a   
   reportedly stolen vehicle at S. Goodlett and Arrowhead Rd. The car drove   
   away and officers chased it until it stopped at the Marathon gas station on   
   4835 Winchester, police said.   
      
   Officers approached the car and three suspects ran away, MPD said. All three   
   were juveniles.   
      
   Two juveniles were taken into custody immediately while the third suspect,   
   who had a handgun, kept running, police said.   
      
   The situation escalated and an officer shot at the suspect, who was 15, for   
   reasons still under investigation, according to MPD. The officer immediately   
   gave the teenager first aid and used a tourniquet, police said.   
      
   Whether or not the suspect fired shots toward the officer is under   
   investigation, MPD said.   
      
   The juvenile was taken to Le Bonheur in non-critical condition, and the   
   vehicle was confirmed by police to be stolen. On Wednesday, July 31, police   
   said he remains in custody at Le Bonheur Hospital, but has now been charged   
   with aggravated assault, theft of property $10,000-$60,000, and evading   
   arrest on foot.   
      
   MPD officials previously said the juvenile that was shot was 14-years-old,   
   but said on Saturday that was preliminary information and it had been   
   determined he is 15.   
      
   Two other 15-year-olds were charged with theft of property $2,500-$10,000   
   and evading arrest on foot.   
      
   Memphis resident Everett Cooper told ABC24 at the scene that he feels like   
   some people are getting numb to the seemingly constant violence in the city.   
      
   “It’s just crazy how this ain’t even the first time this has happened in   
   my   
   city," Cooper said. "And ain’t nobody should be comfortable going, ‘Oh this   
   is Memphis, this always what happens.’ Nah bro, cause at the same time, you   
   can always say, ‘That’s Memphis and stuff,’ but then you got people   
   that’re   
   trying to raise kids in this same environment.”   
      
   Memphis father Don Kenny, who also lives nearby, said it feels like everyone   
   has a gun and nowhere around him feels safe.   
      
   “There was another gunshot over there on the next street that didn’t even   
   have nothing to do with (this shooting) but both of them happened   
   simultaneously," Kenny said. "So mane, I keep my kids in the house, we stay   
   out of the way. I ain’t trying to get in nobody’s face, I don’t know   
   what’s   
   going on.”   
      
   https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/memphis-police-winchester-   
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