The Memphis police officer left in critical condition after a shooting at the Poplar-White Station library earlier this month has succumbed to his injuries, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) announced over the weekend.
MPD Officer Geoffrey Redd passed away at Region One Hospital in Memphis on Saturday – more than two weeks after being shot while responding to a call at the library located in east Memphis.
Officer Redd update. pic.twitter.com/wNOx6qgv5P
— Memphis Police Dept (@MEM_PoliceDept) February 18, 2023
“With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Officer Geoffrey Redd… Officer Redd became an officer of the Memphis Police Department in February 2008. He served the citizens of Memphis working at Old Allen, Union, Raines, Mt Moriah, Ridgeway, and Appling Farms Stations. He also served his country as a United States Marine. Officer Redd was a husband, a father, and the Director of Security at his church,” MPD wrote in a news release.
“Rest Easy, Officer Redd. You will be missed,” MPD concluded.
Preliminary information provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) indicated that at approximately 12 noon on February 2nd, Officer Redd and another officer with MPD were called to the library due to an individual suspected of trespassing.
About 30 minutes later, the same individual, who was later identified as Torence Jackson Jr. of Indianapolis, Indiana, was believed to have gotten into a confrontation with another citizen inside the library. Initial reports provided by TBI also reported that as the two officers attempted to talk to Jackson, he produced a weapon and shot Officer Redd. The second MPD officer returned fire, striking Jackson – who was pronounced deceased at the scene.
TBI is continuing to “determine the series of events leading to the shooting, including collecting evidence and conducting interviews” at the request of 30th Judicial District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, the agency added at the time of the initial launch of the investigation.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
Photo “Geoffrey Redd” by Memphis Police Dept. Background Photo “Memphis Police” by Thomas R Machnitzki. CC BY 3.0.
