MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said a TBI report into the shooting of Darrius Stewart has been delivered to her office.
The report is more than 800 pages long and will be reviewed by Weirich’ s office.
“This has been a thorough and exhaustive investigation into this case. Our review will be just as thorough and exhaustive,” Weirich said.
Further investigation and testing could be requested by Weirich if her office deems it necessary.
Weirich said she will make a decision at some point whether to take the case to the grand jury.
State law prevents the TBI from releasing information into cases it investigates.
Mayor A C Wharton said he would push for that law to be changed in the next legislative session.
Weirich told WREG, “It is my hope that at the appropriate time, under the appropriate circumstances, and again, pursuant to the law of the state of Tennessee that some, if not all, of this report may be made available to the public.”
It is unclear why Weirich is open to releasing this information when her office has not released TBI information in the past.
Memphis Police Officer Connor Shilling shot and killed Darrius Stewart July 18.
Schilling said Stewart attacked him and used the officer’s handcuffs as a weapon against him.
Stewart was a passenger in a car stopped by Schilling.
After running Stewart’s information, two warrants for Stewart showed up.
Iowa City police have a sex crimes warrant because Stewart is wanted for two counts of second-degree sexual abuse against a child under 12.
The state of Illinois also had an active juvenile delinquency warrant from 2009 for a person matching Stewart’s profile with the same birth date for a no show court appearance.
Schilling said he went to the rear of his patrol car to put handcuffs on Stewart and that is when he was attacked.
