Man indicted on 17 counts in shooting that injured Memphis officer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A convicted felon has been indicted on 17 counts in a shooting that injured an undercover Memphis officer who was serving a warrant.

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich said in a news release on Wednesday that 40-year-old Dennis Murphy is being held without bond on the charges, which include attempted first-degree murder.

The statement says officers with the Memphis Police Department Organized Crime Unit went to an apartment to serve a drug search warrant when someone shot through the door hitting Officer Brian Scott, who survived because he was wearing a bullet-resistant vest.

A search warrant executed at the residence found guns, drugs and ammunition.

Weirich said Murphy has a prior felony drug conviction.

Online court records do not show if he has a lawyer in the case.