Manhunt under way for suspect in killing of Memphis officer

MEMPHIS — Tennessee police identified a suspect Sunday in the fatal shooting of a Memphis officer, and a major search for the man is under way.

Tremaine Wilbourn, 29, faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Officer Sean Bolton, 33, on Saturday night, said Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong.

Armstrong said Wilbourn was a passenger in a 2002 Mercedes Benz that was parked illegally in a southeast Memphis neighborhood Saturday night. Bolton saw the car and shined his squad car’s spotlight on the vehicle.

Bolton then got out of his car and walked toward the Mercedes.