Memphis Police Officer Shot During Traffic Stop, Suspect Arrested

The officer is in critical but stable condition after being shot four times; the 22-year-old suspect was apprehended with a hand injury.

A Memphis Police Department officer was shot four times during a traffic stop early Friday morning and is in critical but stable condition.
22-year-old Geronimo Kee was arrested several hours after the shooting in North Memphis; he had an injury to his hand.
The officer was conducting a traffic stop for speeding on I-240 near South Parkway when the shooting occurred.
The suspect fled the scene, but the vehicle was located about a mile away from the original site of the shooting.
The officer underwent surgery Friday morning and is recovering; an investigation into the incident is ongoing.