Germantown Police

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By Clay Bailey of The Commercial Appeal

Two road rage incidents in Germantown on Thursday morning involved a pair of people — one of them a Germantown reserve police officer — who displayed guns during the disputes, victims told police.

Both cases remained under investigation Friday, and authorities did not release any identities of the suspects since no charges had been filed against either person.

In one case, detectives were still trying to confirm the driver's identity.

But Germantown Deputy Police Chief Rodney Bright confirmed the other person with a gun in the separate incidents is a Germantown reserve officer. Bright said the reserve officer has been removed from any assignments or events until detectives complete their investigation.

Police reports of the incidents redacted any identifying information regarding suspects in the two cases.

The first episode occurred about 6:30 a.m. Thursday near Germantown Road and Farmington. A north Shelby County woman said a female driver in a black Honda Civic "pulled a gun on her" when the victim was headed south on Germantown Road, according to the offense report.

The victim said a teenager with a small ponytail was a passenger in the car.

Police responding to the scene were unable to locate the suspect's car.

The second incident was in a parking lot in the 2100 block of West Street shortly before noon.

The 58-year-old victim was looking for a place to park when a white SUV backed out in front of him. The man honked at the driver, leading to a verbal exchange. The victim said the driver of the white SUV, later identified as the Germantown reserve officer, began threatening him. The victim noticed the suspect put his hand on a gun on the center console while the victim was near the SUV.

"Why do you have a gun out?" the victim reported asking the driver.

The victim said the reserve officer picked up the gun "without pointing it at him," the report states.

"If you come any closer, I have the right to use this," the victim reported the SUV occupant said.

The victim said he backed away with his hands up, and the other car left the scene.