Man indicted on charges including firing at police

901-333-2014

A 40-year-old man has been indicted on several charges, including shooting at police as officers served a drug search warrant last summer.

Dennis Murphy was arrested in connection with the shooting that occurred on May 28, 2015, in the 4100 block of Eastwind Drive at the Hillcrest Apartments off Raines Road.

As officers serving a drug warrant went to Murphy’s apartment and knocked, someone fired two shots through the door and into the hallway, police said.

One officer, Brian Scott, was hit in the chest, but was not seriously injured because his vest stopped the bullet.

Murphy and two others then barricaded themselves in the apartment for hours. They were eventually arrested and two of the suspects told police that Murphy fired the shots at police.

When police searched the apartment officers found several guns, ammunition, marijuana and cocaine.

Murphy, who was convicted on previous drug charges, was indicted on charges of attempted first-degree murder, six counts of aggravated assault, two counts of employment of a firearm in the commission of a felony, four counts of drug trafficking near a day care center and four counts of felon in possession of firearms.

He remains in jail on no bond. He is due in court on Feb. 25.