Funeral services announced for MPD officer killed in shootout
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Funeral arrangements have been announced for the Memphis Police officer who was killed during a shootout last week.
Joseph Russell “Rusty” McKinney, 26, will be laid to rest at Hope Church on April 22. Visitation will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the funeral service will begin at 1:30 p.m.
The burial will happen at the Memorial Park Cemetery.
McKinney was shot and killed during an overnight shootout in southwest Memphis.
He leaves behind a wife and a daughter. “We stand with those families who’ve been lost to violence,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said. “To MPD, our officers are hurting our heart goes out to them and their families and we mourn together.”
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McKinney began working at the Memphis Police Department in 2020. The department says that McKinney graduated from the Training Academy in July 2020 and was assigned to the Mt. Moriah Station.
He was later transferred to the Raines Station.
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