Cordova Man Indicted in Officer’s 2015 Death

Dec. 15, 2021 – A Cordova man who killed an off-duty Memphis police officer in an exchange of gunfire six years ago has been indicted on a count of second-degree murder, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

    A grand jury on Tuesday returned the felony indictment against Lorenzo Clark, 42, who was a neighbor of the officer, Terence Olridge, on Long Shadow Lane. Clark’s bond is set at $500,000.

    The incident began around 12:40 p.m. on Oct. 11, 2015, when Olridge, 31, drove past Clark’s house on his way to start his shift. The two men exchanged words, prompting Olridge to make a U-turn and pull to a stop in front of Clark’s home.

    More words were exchanged and then both men fired their handguns. Olridge was struck in the chest, the right forearm, and the left wrist. He ran to his home nearby and collapsed. He was taken to a hospital where was pronounced dead shortly before 2 p.m.

    Clark gave several different accounts of the shooting, but investigators did not have enough evidence to charge him at the time. Further investigation and crime scene analysis, however, yielded forensic evidence to support charges.

    He was arrested today by the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force.

    The case is being handled by Deputy Dist. Atty. Gen. Ray Lepone.