Arriving officers said they located a person standing on the outside ledge of the bridge.
/Gray News) - Authorities in Tennessee say officers were able to contact a teen who was possibly contemplating suicide., officers responded to a call regarding a person on the edge of a bridge on Interstate 40 Thursday.Memphis police said Officer Shaw began to talk with the person and found out he was 17 years old who recently became a father.
Police said he told Officer Shaw about how he was stressed about being a new father and about how life is stressful. Authorities said Officer Shaw, being a mother herself, talked with the 17-year-old and shared with him how she understood his stress. Officer Shaw reportedly spoke to the teen for nearly 15 minutes and convinced him to hold on to her while helping him to safety.According to the department, Officer Shaw told him that “Things will get better.”Copyright 2023 WMC via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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