East Memphis Apartment Tenant Charged with Manslaughter After Shooting Suspected Intruder

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — An East Memphis apartment tenant is facing criminal charges, including manslaughter, after police say he shot a suspected burglar who broke into his home.

The incident occurred at an apartment complex in East Memphis. According to preliminary reports, the tenant confronted an intruder inside his residence and fired a weapon, striking the individual. The suspected intruder succumbed to their injuries.

While initial reports framed the incident as a self-defense shooting, investigators with the Memphis Police Department subsequently filed charges against the tenant following an review of the evidence and circumstances surrounding the confrontation. The tenant has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, raising local discussions regarding tenant rights, self-defense laws, and the legal threshold for using deadly force inside one's residence in Tennessee.