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Authorities say a Tennessee man who attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun fired shots at a construction worker there and later pointed his weapon at an officer before police wounded him on a residential street

A man suspected of trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday and firing shots outside the building has been charged with multiple crimes

Officers shot and wounded armed man who fired shots and was trying to gain entry to Margolin Hebrew Academy, police say

Memphis police say officers shot a suspect after he attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun and fired shots after he couldn’t get into the building

Seven months after the horrific beating death by police of Memphis, Tennessee, motorist Tyre Nichols, the Justice Department, on July 27, 2023, launched a civil rights investigation into allegations the Memphis Police Department routinely used excessive force and, on a systemic basis, discriminated against Black residents.

The investigation centres on questions of discrimination in the wake of the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.

The Justice Department said its investigation will focus on the Memphis Police Department's use of force, its stops and arrests and whether the department engages in discriminatory policing.

Civil pattern and practice inquiry comes after claims of brutality and discrimination, including death of Tyre Nichols in January

Unarmed 29-year-old Black man died of blunt force trauma to the head after Memphis police stop in January