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One dead, one injured in overnight shooting, police say

DYERSBURG, Tenn. – A shooting overnight Tuesday left one man dead and another injured, the Dyersburg Police Department said.

Dyersburg Police said officers were sent to Ab’s Vape and Tobacco Shop at 305 S. Main Street just before 11:00 Tuesday night. Officers said they found 25-year-old Nireonte Mayberry dead at the scene.

Police said 20-year-old Jaylon Brown was not at the scene when officers got there, but was found later while trying to get medical attention for a gunshot wound; he was airlifted to Regional One in Memphis for treatment.

Dyersburg PD said the case was still being investigated, but their early information suggests that this was a case of self-defense.

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Fox 13 Memphis

Miami-Dade officer seeks “stand your ground” defense in deadly UPS shootout

By Joan Murray
Six years after a deadly shootout on Miramar Parkway, new evidence and emotional testimony are emerging in court as Miami-Dade Police Officer José Mateo seeks to use Florida’s “stand your ground” law as a defense against a manslaughter charge.

The hearing, now in its third day, revisits the terrifying events that unfolded when two armed jewelry store robbers hijacked a UPS truck and led police on a 25-mile chase through rush hour traffic. The pursuit ended in a hail of gunfire that killed UPS driver Frank Ordoñez and innocent bystander Richard Cutshaw, who was caught in traffic ahead of the truck.

On the witness stand, school psychologist Felicia Barrera recounted the chaos. “When I saw people running toward me, it sounded like fireworks,” she said. “I saw fire coming out of the UPS truck.”

Ordoñez’s mother, speaking in Spanish, said she continues to suffer and has waited years for justice. Liliana Sardi, who was grazed in the head by a bullet during the initial robbery in Coral Gables, also testified. “I said, ‘I’m bleeding and need something for my head,'” she recalled.

Prosecutors argue that “stand your ground” does not apply in this case, pointing out that the two victims were not aggressors and that police fired more than 200 rounds into a truck with a hostage inside, surrounded by helpless drivers.

Joe Merino, Ordoñez’s stepfather, reflected on the tragedy: “You wonder what was going through his head during those 25 miles.”

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This dog won’t hunt, Officer Mateo.

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. Nor, are they likely to end up with either.
— Benjamin Franklin