Memphis police officer, 26, is killed in shootout by teenager who'd just been released from custody

A Memphis police officer was killed in a shootout by a teenager who had just been released from custody. 

Officer Joseph McKinney, 26, died in the early hours of Friday morning, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 18-year-old male suspect was also killed during the incident.

The deceased suspect, Jaylen Lobley, had been arrested just last month for possessing an illegal weapon but was released without bond, according to law enforcement officials.

Another officer sustained injuries but is currently in stable condition, while a third officer was grazed by a bullet during the exchange of gunfire.

A 7-year-old suspect was wounded but is expected to recover, according to police. 

Officer Joseph McKinney, 26, was killed in the early hours of Friday morning, in Memphis, Tennessee, when he was shot by an 18-year-old male suspect who was also killed in the shootout

The deceased suspect, Jaylen Lobley, had been arrested just last month for possessing an illegal weapon but was released without bond, according to law enforcement officials

In a press conference Friday, Interim Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn 'C.J.' Davis described the incident which unfolded as officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle nine miles south of Downtown Memphis

Lobley was reportedly arrested and released without bond in March after he was allegedly found with an illegally modified semi-automatic weapon. 

He was also charged with stealing two vehicles and allegedly had a programming device used to steal cars.

In a press conference Friday, Interim Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn 'C.J.' Davis described the incident which unfolded as officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle nine miles south of Downtown Memphis.

When the cops approached the car, they were met with gunfire from inside the vehicle, which led the officers to return fire.

The suspect's car fled the scene, leading to a car chase.

The car was eventually stopped and one suspect was arrested while the second attempted to escape but was later taken into custody.

McKinney was killed while another officer sustained injuries but is currently in stable condition, while a third officer was grazed by a bullet during the exchange of gunfire

Two officers were rushed to Regional One Health Hospital in Memphis, where one remains in non-critical condition. Another officer was treated at the scene and is now in stable condition.

'We're not just concerned about our officers, we're concerned about the public in general. This could have been anybody and we're just really, really disturbed at the boldness and the use of weapons and just all these different situations that we're seeing in our community,' Davis said.

'We have a family that's grieving now, a wife that's grieving now, the families of the suspects that are grieving now. As a community we have to do better. We have to ensure that parents know where our young people are at 3 o'clock in the morning,' she continued.