A Memphis Police officer has been suspended after accusations of sexual assault, officials said Monday.
The officer, who has not been named, is assigned to the Downtown Station’s entertainment district unit. He has been relieved of duty with pay while the incident is being investigated.
According to officials, the victim called police around noon Sunday to report that she may have been sexually assaulted. The 21-year-old woman told police that she left Beale Street around 3 a.m. Sunday. She met up with the suspect on Beale, but left to return to her Midtown home. She recalled texting and speaking with the suspect, but told police she was intoxicated. The suspect showed up at her home, she told police, and may have assaulted her.
No charges have been filed, police said.
Police identify man shot to death in Southeast Memphis robbery
Police have identified a man shot to death in a Southeast Memphis robbery Saturday night.
Rene Trejo, 28, was shot outside a Z-Mart in the 2900 block of South Perkins. He was taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, where he later died.
Investigators believe Trejo and two other men were sitting in a vehicle outside the convenience mart when three men approached and demanded money shortly after 10 p.m. One of the suspects shot Trejo during the confrontation, according to police.
No other injuries were reported.
Late Monday morning, no arrests had been made in the incident.