Father-of-one ‘killed by cops in hail of 20 bullets in his front yard’ sparking huge riots which have left 25 police officers injured overnight in Memphis

The violent clashes broke out after Brandon Webber, 20, was shot and killed by officers on Wednesday in Memphis, Tennessee

Officers went to Webber’s home to arrest him for outstanding felony warrants

They said they saw Webber get into a vehicle and that he then proceed to ram task force vehicles several times before exiting with a weapon 

The officers opened fire on Webber outside his home and he died at the scene 

Webber’s family claim as many as 20 shots were fired during the incident but officers won’t confirm

Webber, who is a father, was a Memphis Central High School graduate and was believed to have been enrolled at the University of Memphis 

The mother of his toddler son was reportedly in labor in hospital when Webber was killed 

Shocking photos show armed police facing off with an angry crowd as the streets descended into chaos following the fatal shooting 

At least 25 officers were injured as protesters threw rocks and bricks at officers 

Protests and rioting erupted on the streets of Memphis overnight after Brandon Webber, [photo] was fatally shot by U.S. Marshals as they tried to arrest him for outstanding felony warrants outside his home

 

Violent clashes between police and protesters have broken out in the streets of a  Memphis neighborhood after a 20-year-old black man was shot dead by U.S. Marshals during an attempted arrest in his family’s front yard. 
The violent clashes broke out after Memphis University student Brandon Webber was shot and killed by U.S. Marshals Wednesday as they tried to arrest him for outstanding felony warrants outside his home in Frayser, a middle class section of North Memphis. 
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations said officers went to the home at about 7pm to look for Webber who had outstanding felony warrants.
According to authorities, officers observed Webber get into a vehicle and then proceed to ram task force vehicles several times before exiting with a weapon.
Marshals then opened fire on Webber. He died at the scene, according to officers.
The Bureau would not say how many marshals fired or how many times Webber was shot. The nature if the felony warrants were not made public.

Brandon Webber [left], was a Memphis Central High School graduate and his social media accounts and tribute posts dedicated to him indicated he was a father of an infant son [right]. He was believed to have been enrolled at the University of Memphis 

People in the crowd threw rocks and bricks, which resulted in 25 officers suffering mostly minor injuries during the tense clash

Memphis police dept emphasized in a tweet that its officers were not involved in the shooting.
According to the U.S. Marshals Service website, the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force works from offices throughout Alabama and Mississippi. The task force headquarters is in Birmingham, Alabama.