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Woman accused of firing shots at police officer charged with attempted murder
WMC Action News ^ | 4/25/2021 | Staff

Posted on 04/26/2021 11:31:36 AM PDT by simpson96

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A woman accused of shooting at a Memphis police officer is facing multiple charges, including attempted first-degree murder.

On April 20, an MPD officer was performing a traffic stop on Summer Avenue on a silver and green Infiniti.

According to police, when the officer approached the car, the driver pointed a semi-automatic handgun out the window and started shooting.

The officer shot back and the driver drove away, according to an affidavit obtained by WMC Action News 5.

A witness told investigators 37-year-old Rhonda Rawls rolled down her window and waited for the officer to approach the car before firing at him.

The officer was not hit by a bullet but a truck parked in a nearby Taco Bell parking lot was struck on the passenger side.

TBI agents were called in to investigate and found a semi-automatic handgun in the AutoZone parking lot, the affidavit states.

Rawls has a long list of charges, including: One count of attempted first-degree murder, one count of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun and one count of employment of a firearm with intent to commit a felony.

(Excerpt) Read more at wmcactionnews5.com ...


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"waited for the officer to approach the car before firing at him."

...and voted Biden/Harris/Democrat across the board.

1 posted on 04/26/2021 11:31:36 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

So who was charged with attempted murder, the woman or the police officer?


2 posted on 04/26/2021 11:32:40 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: simpson96

i recall seeing a similar looking character on the simpsons...

no pun intended...


3 posted on 04/26/2021 11:35:05 AM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: simpson96

Lucky for the LEO it wasn’t a “fully”- semi automatic handgun. I hear those are more deadlier.


4 posted on 04/26/2021 11:35:24 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: simpson96

Why was the police offer charged with attempted murder?


5 posted on 04/26/2021 11:36:21 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: dfwgator
So who was charged with attempted murder, the woman or the police officer?

let's not rush to judgement here, what are the facts of the case, not all the facts, we really need to know the color of the shooter and the color of the cop.

6 posted on 04/26/2021 11:36:56 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: dfwgator

That’s a very good question.


7 posted on 04/26/2021 11:37:04 AM PDT by Equine1952
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To: simpson96
Please! It's lunch time here. Jeez louise.


8 posted on 04/26/2021 11:37:37 AM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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Why was the police offer charged with attempted murder?

Because the editor wanted it that way.

9 posted on 04/26/2021 11:38:18 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: simpson96

Carl, the tone deaf Osmond brother, was run out of Utah and ended up in Tennessee where he made a living sticking knives into electrical outlets.


10 posted on 04/26/2021 11:39:00 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Seruzawa

11 posted on 04/26/2021 11:40:27 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: simpson96

Looks to have the IQ of a dandelion. Which she greatly resembles.


12 posted on 04/26/2021 11:42:20 AM PDT by EinNYC
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Looks about right for Memphis.
Place sure has gone downhill since Elvis hung out there.


13 posted on 04/26/2021 11:55:40 AM PDT by oldvirginian (Shut up and sing, shut up and dribble, shut up and play, shut up and act...just SHUT UP)
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To: heavy metal

Sideshow Bob.


14 posted on 04/26/2021 11:56:37 AM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: dfwgator

i like redheads...

they put a little sport in life...


16 posted on 04/26/2021 12:20:25 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: Flash Bazbeaux

yep, that’s it...


17 posted on 04/26/2021 12:21:39 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: simpson96

I think that’s a Muppet.


18 posted on 04/26/2021 12:44:37 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: simpson96

Are those snakes on her head? Did her pimp inspire that hairstyle?


20 posted on 04/26/2021 1:20:44 PM PDT by Midwesterner53
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