Rhodes College security officer shot at, carjacked on campus
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man fired a shot at a woman and stole her Dodge Challenger on Rhode College’s campus Wednesday, according to Memphis Police. At around 2 a.m., officers responded to a… A man has been accused of firing a shot at a woman and stealing her Dodge Challenger on Rhode College's campus. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. at the time of the carjacking at Rhodes College's security office. The victim was inside the office when she saw a light on in her 2023 Dodge Challenger and went outside to investigate. The suspect then followed her into the security office and demanded keys. The stolen car contained a Dell work laptop, work phone, phone, subwoofer speakers, and wallet. No one was injured in the incident.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man fired a shot at a woman and stole her Dodge Challenger on Rhode College’s campus Wednesday, according to Memphis Police.
At around 2 a.m., officers responded to a carjacking at Rhodes College’s security office.
The victim said she was inside the office when she saw a light on in her 2023 Dodge Challenger. When she went outside to look, she saw someone sitting in her car and tried to initiate the killswitch.
When the suspect saw the victim, he got out of the car and fired a shot at her. He then followed her into the security office, police say.
According to reports, the suspect pointed the gun at the victim and stated, “Give me the keys [expletive].” The victim complied, and the suspect drove away in her car.
The victim told MPD that her Dell work laptop, work phone, phone, subwoofer speakers valued at $800, and wallet were all inside her car when it was taken.
MPD made the scene and saw that the gunshot had struck the building.
WREG reached out to Rhodes. They provided the following statement:
“We can confirm that a campus safety dispatcher’s car, a dark blue Dodge Challenger, was stolen overnight on Tutwiler just west of University. We sent a notification to our campus community shortly after the incident. The suspect fired one shot and demanded keys. We are thankful that no one was injured. Rhodes is working with the Memphis Police Department to increase its patrols in the area and will be continuing its on-campus and campus perimeter safety patrols.”
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