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TBI investigating after Memphis police say they thwarted 'potential mass shooting' at Jewish school

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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that it has launched a probe into the incident at the request of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. Tennessee's lead law enforcement agency is investigating an officer-involved shooting of a man who allegedly opened fire outside a Jewish school in Memphis on Monday afternoon. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced in a press release on Monday evening that it has launched a probe into the incident at the request of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. Preliminary information indicates that an armed man, whose identity has not yet been released, attempted to enter a school on South White Station Road in Memphis just before 12:30 p.m. CT. The man reportedly fired shots before driving away in a car, according to the TBI. At approximately 1:30 p.m. CT, a Memphis police officer located the suspect's vehicle a few miles away on McCory Avenue. The driver reportedly got out of the car holding a gun and, ...

Tupac Shakur's long-unsolved killing again under spotlight as Las Vegas police conduct search

Authorities in Nevada say they have served a search warrant in connection with the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in September 1996 LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of Tupac Shakur, propelling the case back into the spot light nearly 30 years after his death. Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was gunned down the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was 25. No arrests have ever been made. Yet attention on the case, which has seen its share of conspiracy theories, has endured for decades. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that the search was conducted Monday in the nearby city of Henderson, but the agency did not say whether a suspect has been identified. It's also unclear what they were looking for and where they were looking. Citing the ongoing investigation, department spokesperson A...