The officer was taken to Regional One Hospital <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/mass-shootings" target="_blank">in critical condition</a>. The other person was pronounced dead at the scene.

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MPD says the officer is in "extremely critical condition." They have not released the details of what led up to the deadly shooting.

<div class="m"><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/02/343/192/MemphisLib.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/02/686/384/MemphisLib.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/02/672/378/MemphisLib.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/02/1344/756/MemphisLib.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/02/931/523/MemphisLib.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/02/1862/1046/MemphisLib.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/02/720/405/MemphisLib.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/02/1440/810/MemphisLib.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/02/640/320/MemphisLib.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="A Memphis Police officer is in extreme critical condition and another person is dead after a shooting at the Poplar-White Station Memphis Public Library branch.&nbsp;" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="caption"><p> A Memphis Police officer is in extreme critical condition and another person is dead after a shooting at the Poplar-White Station Memphis Public Library branch.&nbsp; <span class="copyright">(Poplar-White Station Branch Library via Facebook)</span></p></div>

At 2 p.m.,<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/tennessee" target="_blank"> law enforcement shared</a> that the scene was "secure" following the shooting.&nbsp;

<div class="author-bio"><p>Sarah Rumpf is a Fox News Digital Production Assistant. You can reach her on Twitter at @rumpfsarahc&nbsp;</p></div>

According to the Memphis Police Department, an officer was injured and another individual died during a fatal shooting at a public library on Thursday afternoon.

Memphis police officer in critical condition, one dead after library shooting

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