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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 8, 2025

A recently obtained police report sheds additional light on a 2024 shooting that ultimately led U.S. District Court Judge Mark Norris to recuse himself from several cases, including those involving former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the death of Tyré Nichols. According to The Daily Memphian, the report reveals that police responded to a shooting at 2:23 a.m. CDT on Oct. 7, 2024 — four days after the former officers were convicted. Police were told that four unknown people entered a home and shot Norris' former clerk in the abdomen. A witness told police they saw two people run toward the clerk’s driveway and later flee the scene. According to police, one 14-year-old suspect has been charged in connection to the crime. Following the shooting, Norris pushed for federal charges in the case and reportedly expressed frustration over the local police department’s investigation. Comments allegedly made about the investigation led Norris to recuse himself from the cases and a new trial for the former officers, according to the paper.