Crime & Public Safety
Forensic team, medical examiner respond to police investigation at Otter Lake in Memphis
Forensic investigators from the Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office were called to a police scene at Otter Lake in Memphis on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. Responders gathered along Old Coleman Road just south of Otter Drive in the Forest Lakes subdivision, where investigators were observed working at the lake shore and searching the grass near the curb.
Chronology: officers and forensic personnel arrived Friday afternoon. Investigators in scrubs and shoe coverings were seen conducting a search on the grassy area just off the roadway, and police had crime-scene tape strung in nearby trees. The Memphis Police Department acknowledged an investigation was underway but did not confirm additional details.
Agency actions and evidence: the Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office attended the scene to support forensic work, while Memphis Police secured the perimeter with tape and coordinated evidence searches along the shoreline and adjacent public right-of-way. Observed actions were consistent with an active, on-scene evidence-gathering operation rather than routine patrol activity.
Allegations versus proven facts and case status: there are no documented allegations, charges, or identified victims in the available information. The only confirmed facts are the presence of Memphis Police and forensic investigators from the Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office at Otter Lake on Sept. 25, 2026, and that investigators were conducting a search. Memphis police have not released further information; the investigation is ongoing and details have not been publicly confirmed.
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