MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said Friday evening that deputies were involved in a shooting in Orange Mound, and the TBI has identified the man involved.
The SCSO said the shooting happened in the 3100 block of Barron Ave. near Poppen Rd. around 3:30 p.m. April 26, 2024.
“I heard a big boom twice. I thought it was a transformer or an accident," Orange Mound resident Georgia Davis said.
Sheriff Floyd Bonner said a team of SWAT deputies were serving a "high-risk" narcotics search warrant in the area when a man who was waiting in a car began to speed toward them. Bonner said the deputies then fired into the car, fatally wounding the driver. No one else was in the car, according to Bonner.
Four people were detained after this incident, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff’s office said Friday that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called to investigate the incident.
On Saturday, April 27, agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said they have identified the deceased man involved as 30-year-old James Q. Hampton.
The SCSO said they found narcotics and are still searching for more. Deputies said they also found weapons in the search as well as a Glock switch.
No officers were injured, and an undetermined number of them were involved in the shooting, according to the SCSO. They are being put on paid leave, Bonner said.
Residents were asked to avoid the area and use Ruby Lane with Poppen and Woodbury as a detour.
Three men have reportedly been arrested in relation to the incident. One of these men — 26-year-old Quentavious Johnson — faces charges including possession of a firearm / dangerous felony and possession of marijuana with intent to sell.
Court documents from the the SCSO reveal that a search warrant was issued for an intended target at the house on Barron Avenue where the incident took place.
A bottle of promethazine, 4.5 pounds of marijuana, four digital scales, three oxycodone pills, nine white xanax pills, various firearms and almost $7,000 were found in the residence, according to the affidavit.
A 27-year-old victim who is a woman was also found in the residence, according to the affidavit. More guns, marijuana and money were found in the backyard, according to the affidavit, as well as a part of the fence that had likely been pushed down when the four people ran from the location.
One of the guns that was found had a gold switch attached, according to the affidavit.
More guns and marijuana and $460 were found in a Mustang that Johnson was standing next to, according to the affidavit. Paperwork and identification for Johnson was found inside the Mustang, according to the affidavit.
Through the investigation, detectives determined that the house on Barron Avenue was used as the base of operations for a number of subjects involved in a drug trafficking operation, according to the affidavit.
Detectives said they have seen a number of men conducting hand-to-hand drug transactions with those who pull into the parking lot, according to the affidavit.
This is a developing story and we will bring you more as it becomes available.