Annotated Training Record of Elton Hymon; Memo from Chief Price to All Personnel

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NAME E l t o n  R. Hymon
TRAINING RECORD

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C I T Y  O F  M E M P H I S
I N T E R - O F F I C E
M E M O R A N D U M

TO: a l l personnel
FIELD & STAFF OPERATIONS

FROM: CHIEF BILL PRICE

DATE: January 20, 1972
SUBJECT: "USE OF FIREARMS"

Order 0-72-6

I. PURPOSE - The purpose of this departmental order is to define 
the circumstances under which deadly force and non-deadly force may be 
used to prevent an offense from being committed and to effect an arrest.
■As used in this order, DEADLY FORCE means force calculated to cause 
serious physical injury or death. NON-DEADLY FORCE is any other physi­
cal force including the use of the night stick and chemical mace or 
similar weapons.

II. PROCEDURE - The discharge of any firearm by police personnel 
accidental or intentional will be reported by letter to the commanding 
officer as soon as possible after such discharge, whether it be on duty 
or off duty. A copy of this letter shall be sent to the Chief of Police, 
Chief of Field and Staff Operations, Internal Affairs Bureau, and th.e 
Firing Range.

In the event of an injury or death, the officer involved will 
notify his commanding officer immediately. It shall be the responsibility 
of the commanding officer to notify immediately the Homicide Bureau and 
the Internal Affairs Bureau. The commanding officer shall secure the 
scene.

The officer involved will report to the Police Range within 
three days, unless health prevents it, for the purpose of being inter-

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viewed as to the circxamstances of the discharge. This policy applies 
only to the discharge of firearms covered by this order.

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III. NON-DEADLf FORCE - An officer may use non-deadly force which is 
reasonably necessary to effect an arrest or prevent or attempting to pre­
vent the escape from custody of a person whom he reasonably believes to 
have committed an offense; reasonable force may be used to the extent that 
the officer reasonably believes such to be necessary to defend himself or 
a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent 
use by the suspect of non-deadly physical force.

rv. DEADLY FORCE - Deadly force may be used when after an officer has 
exhausted all other reasonable means to apprehend or otherwise prevent 
the commission of an offense and:

A. 1) It is in defense of himself from death or serious bodily
injury when attacked or,

2) It is in the defense of another person from death or 
serious bodily injury when attacked or,

3) There is a substantial risk that the person whose arrest 
is sought will cause death or serious bodily harm if his 
apprehension is delayed.

B. The offense committed or being committed by the suspect is:
1) A felony or an attempt to commit a felony involving the 

use or attempted use or threatened imminent use of physi­
cal force against any person or,2) Kidnapping, murder in the first or second degree, voluntary 
manslaughter, arson, arson involving the use of firebombs, 
rape, assault and battery with intent to carnally know a 
child under twelve years of age, assault and battery with 
intent to commit rape, burglary in the first, second or 
third degree, grand larceny, assault to commit murder in 
the first or second degree, assault to commit voluntary 
manslaiighter, armed robbery, robbery, or any attempt to 
commit such crimes.

C. The offense committed or attempted by the suspect is a felony and in the course of resisting arrest or attempting to escape 
from custody the person is armed with a firearm or other deadly 
weapon or the officer reasonably believes the suspect to be 
armed with a firearm or other deadly weapon.



V. FIREARI^S - Firearms shall not be discharged;
A. As warning shots; or
B. From a moving vehicle or to stop a fleeing vehicle except as 

provided for in Paragraph IV; or
C. The officer does not have a clear field of fire and cannot be 

reasonably certain that the suspect will be hit and the poten­
tial for harm to innocent bystanders or their property is 
great.

VI. Deadly force shall not be used in the following circiunstances:
A. To effect an arrest of any person for any misdemeanor ofi'ense;
B. To effect an arrest of any person for escape from the commission 

of any misdemeanor offense.

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BILL PRICE 
CHIEF OF POLICE