Man Accused of Firing Shots Outside a Jewish School in Memphis Charged With Attempted Murder

A man accused of firing a gun outside a Jewish school in Memphis on Monday has been charged with multiple crimes, including attempted murder, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday.

Joel Alejandro Bowman, 33, tried to enter the Margolin Hebrew Academy while armed but, when he couldn’t, fired several shots outside the school before driving away, according to police. A Memphis police officer stopped Bowman’s pickup truck about an hour later and Bowman allegedly got out of the vehicle with a gun.

The officer shot Bowman and he was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

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