Police Say Black Man Killed in Memphis Was Sought in Shooting

Police Say Black Man Killed in Memphis Was Sought in Shooting
A young man walks in front of a police patrol parked in front of a high school a day after violent clashes between police and protesters broke out on streets overnight in Memphis, Tenn., on June 13, 2019. Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A young black man shot and killed by federal agents, as they tried to arrest him in Memphis, touching off violent protests, was wanted in the shooting of a man in Mississippi earlier this month, law enforcement officials said on June 13.

At least two dozen police officers were injured on the streets of Memphis in demonstrations after Brandon Webber, 20, was killed late June 12 by members of a federal fugitive task force seeking to take him into custody on aggravated assault charges.