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Updated: December 16, 2024 @ 6:29 am
Sgt. Rick Finley of McNairy County Sheriff's Office
SELMER, Tenn. 69制片厂制作传媒 A police officer and a suspect died after a shooting Saturday afternoon in McNairy County, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI).
The suspect was identified by TBI as 39-year-old Daniel Holmes.
TBI said it all started just after 3 p.m. Saturday, when officers with the Selmer Police Department (SPD) responded to a "suspicious person" outside a home on New Bethel Road in Selmer. There, Holmes opened fire on an officer, killing him.
A second officer arrived and returned fire, killing Holmes, TBI said.
Selmer Police on Sunday identified the officer as Rick Finley. The department said that Finley was working part-time for Selmer PD but was also a full-time deputy for the McNairy County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).
Selmer PD said Holmes tried to enter a home on New Bethel Road before firing several shots into one of its doors. Finley then confronted Holmes in a driveway across the street from the home, where the suspect attacked the officer and shot the officer several times, killing him.
A second officer, identified as Lt. Ron Pilkington, arrived moments later and "was able to return fire, killing the suspect," Selmer PD said.听
Selmer is about an hour-and-a-half east of Memphis. TBI said it was the lead investigator in the deadly shooting, adding that agents were working to find out specifics of what led to the gunfire.
Also on Sunday, MCSO said Finley's body would be escorted Sunday night from Memphis back to McNairy County. The Sheriff's Office said the route is expected to include travel "around the bypass to the intersection of Hwy 45/64 where we will turn onto Mulberry Ave and proceed to Shackleford Funeral 69制片厂制作传媒."
Anyone wishing to pay their respects to the fallen officer/deputy is asked to be on Mulberry Avenue between the City Park and Downtown. The Sheriff's Office said that it would provide updates on its Facebook .
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