MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A suspect in a fatal shooting in Tennessee was arrested after he fell through the ceiling of a home where he was hiding, authorities said. Deario Wilkerson, 20, was arrested Monday in Memphis by a U.S. Marshals Service task force that looks for fugitives in West Tennessee. Wilkerson had been charged with first-degree murder […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Eight people were shot, including two men who were killed, at an unauthorized public party over the weekend in a Memphis city park, police said. Officers responded early Saturday evening to a reported shooting in Orange Mound Park, Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn Davis said during a news conference at the location. Two men […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Memphis police officer and an 18-year-old suspect were killed in a shooting as officers investigated a suspicious vehicle early Friday. A second suspect, who is 17, was in critical condition, and another Memphis police officer was injured but not in critical condition, interim Police Director CJ Davis said at a news conference outside […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Police on Monday identified a man arrested during an intense search and charged with fatally shooting one man, wounding two women and carjacking two vehicles at four different locations in Memphis. Courdarion Craft, 20, of Memphis, was arrested Sunday on charges including first-degree murder, especially aggravated robbery, carjacking, evading arrest and child abuse, the […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts concluded two performances at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in Memphis, Tennessee, over the weekend. Audience members said they loved Shen Yun’s artistry. “Loved it. It was beautiful in every way,” said Timothy Potter, who is a physician. “It’s a great show. It’s the second time we’re here and […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school, but the highly-publicized dispute over financial issues will continue. Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she is terminating the agreement reached […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A man has been arrested in a shooting that wounded one person at a Memphis concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby, police said Thursday. Kevin Young, 22, was arrested Wednesday on charges including reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of weapons and drugs at a home in Memphis, police said on social media. Police responded […]
A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, indicted five ex-Memphis Police Department (MPD) detectives on counts of federal civil rights violations, conspiracy, and obstruction, all linked to the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Mr. Nichols’ death, which occurred after he was beaten, pepper sprayed, and shocked with a stun […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—One person was shot and critically wounded at a concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby inside FedExForum in Memphis on Thursday night, police said. The Memphis Police Department posted on social media that officers responded to a report of a shooting at 10:23 p.m. at 191 Beale Street, which is the address of the […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A man suspected of trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday and firing shots outside the building has been charged with multiple crimes, the lead agency looking into the shooting said Wednesday. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Joel Bowman, 31, of Stanton, Tennessee, was charged with […]
FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 13 9:45 a.m. ET Welcome Lisa Kennedy 9:50 a.m. ET Global Economic Summit Garrett Baldwin, Steve Forbes, Preity Üpala, Gloria Alvarez, and Barbara […]
FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 12 *All times in Eastern Time. Schedule may be subject to change. 6:40 p.m.–6:50 p.m. ET: “Freedom: It’s not Given … It’s Taken“ […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her, a district attorney said Thursday. Cleotha Abston, 39, is charged with snatching Eliza Fletcher from a street near the University of Memphis on Sept. 2 and forcing her into an […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A shot was fired at a Memphis television station on Tuesday, but no one was wounded, the station said. The suspect then hid in a nearby business before he was arrested about two hours later, police said. WHBQ, the Fox affiliate in Tennessee’s second-largest city, reported that the shot was fired about 11:30 a.m. […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Two Memphis police officers and a suspect were wounded in a shooting during a foot chase in the city, authorities said. The shooting occurred after officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at a convenience store shortly before 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. […]
The Memphis City Council votes at 4:45 p.m. ET on March 7 on a third and final reading of police reforms enacted in response to the death of Tyre Nichols. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old male from Memphis, died three days after a violent arrest by Memphis Police. All five police officers involved were charged with […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A man has been charged with participating in a Memphis shooting that left one person dead and 10 others injured. Julius Michael Freeman, 21, of Memphis, admitted to driving the shooter to and from the area where the gunman opened fire early Sunday and to handing him a rifle from the trunk of Freemen’s […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—One person was killed and 10 were injured early Sunday after a shooting in Tennessee, according to a news release from the Memphis Police Department posted on Twitter. Police released photos of three men they said are persons of interest shortly before noon on Sunday. One of the men may have been injured and […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Five former Memphis police officers on Friday pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from last month’s death of Tyre Nichols. Police video captured images of the officers beating and kicking Nichols, hitting him with a baton, spraying him with pepper spray and firing a stun gun at him on Jan. […]
