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January 2, 2013
Newly released autopsy results reveal how a suspect died during a standoff with the Memphis TACT Unit in October.
According to the Shelby County Medical Examiner, Aaron Dumas died from smoke inhalation.
Dumas, who was wanted for attempted murder, was discovered dead in a bathtub at a home in south Memphis on October 15th. He was found after an hours long standoff with the Memphis Police TACT Unit.
That standoff ended with two police officers shot, Dumas dead and a house burned to the ground.
The autopsy results come just days after the TACT Unit was reinstated with new leadership. The unit was taken off the streets right after the standoff.
Last week, police director Toney Armstrong said there was a problem with the chemical agent officers used during the standoff. That chemical was flammable and led to the house catching on fire. The autopsy results show the smoke from that fire led to Dumas’ death.
The Shelby County Medical examiner found soot in Aaron Dumas’ his mouth and lungs. The amount of carbon monoxide in his blood stream was at 77%. He also had small burns all over his body.
Smoke inhalation is the cause of death, but the manner of death has not be specified. That’s because it’s still not clear from the MPD what caused the fire to ignite.
Dumas barricaded himself inside the home after police tried to serve him with an arrest warrant.
He was wanted for two counts of attempted murder after police say he shot his former girlfriend and her brother.
Police say during that standoff, Dumas shot two TACT officers. Police fired a chemical agent into the home to try and subdue him. The house caught fire shortly after.
The TACT Unit was taken off the streets for two months. It was just reinstated with new procedures, training and leadership. MPD director Toney Armstrong told us this last week, “We have significantly improved out TACT Units readiness and they are now ready to serve this community.”
