2 officers shot,1 killed in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Memphis police say one officer has been killed and another wounded in a shooting. Police Chief Toney Armstrong said officers went to a home in east Memphis early Friday to serve a drug-related search warrant. He said a suspect opened fire, striking officers Martoiya Lang and William Vromah. Armstrong said officers returned fire, striking a suspect. Armstrong said Lang died from her injuries and Vromah, who was struck multiple times was in stable condition at the Regional Medical Center. Lang, 32, was a mother of four children. Details on the condition and identify of the suspect were not immediately released. Armstrong said a second person in the home was taken into custody but no charges have yet been filed.

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