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Tennessee Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Robbery Suspect

Bodycam footage reveals the suspect charged at the officer with two knives before being fatally shot.

  • Steven James Murphy, 44, attempted to rob an armored car employee refilling an ATM in Tennessee.
  • Murphy charged at responding officer Adam Claiborne with two knives, as shown in bodycam footage.
  • Claiborne shot Murphy, who later died from his injuries at the hospital.
  • No injuries were reported among the officer, the armored car worker, or the six employees in the deli where the incident took place.
  • The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating the shooting.
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