2022 Memphis shootings explained

2022 Memphis shootings
Location:Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Date:September 7, 2022
Time-Begin: 12:56a.m.
Time-End:8:58p.m.
Timezone:CDT
Type:Spree shooting, triple-murder
Weapons:Glock pistol (modified)
Fatalities:3
Injuries:3
Accused:Ezekiel Kelly

On September 7, 2022, three people were killed and three others were injured after a gunman went on a shooting spree in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The attack was livestreamed on Facebook Live.[1]

Shootings

The shootings began at around 12:56 a.m., when a man was found fatally shot on Lyndale Avenue. At 4:38 p.m., another man was found fatally shot on South Parkway East. Video surveillance showed that the gunman had fired multiple shots. Two minutes later, a woman with multiple gunshots to the leg was found at the intersection of Norris Road and Interstate 240. The gunman fled in a sedan eastbound on Norris Road.[2]

At 5:59 p.m., a man was found in critical condition outside of an AutoZone on Jackson Avenue with multiple bullets wounds to the chest. At around the same time, the suspect, 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly, posted a livestream on Facebook Live in which he reportedly entered the AutoZone, shot a man, and exited.

At 6:12 p.m., police received a tip that Kelly was on Facebook Live claiming that he would harm civilians. They subsequently launched a manhunt for Kelly and ordered a shelter-in-place. At 7:23 p.m., the gunman shot a woman on Poplar Avenue and took her SUV. A minute later, a man was found shot and injured further down the same street.

At 8:56 p.m., the gunman carjacked a woman driving a Dodge Challenger on Highway 51. Two minutes later, police located the vehicle northbound on Interstate 55 and arrested Kelly.

Police later stated that Corteria Wright, a 17-year-old girl initially believed to have been killed in the shootings was killed by another suspect.[3]

Accused and legal proceedings

Ezekiel Kelly, a 19-year-old male (born October 14, 2002), was previously convicted of a felony.[4] Shortly before he was arrested, Kelly suffered injuries after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle in Whitehaven. He has been charged with first degree murder.[5] Additional charges were also filed including two additional counts of first-degree murder, along with terrorism and carjacking.[6]

On March 27, 2023, prosecutors said they would pursue the death penalty if Kelly is convicted.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-09-08 . LIVE UPDATES: Man on shooting spree in Memphis, police say . live . 2022-09-08 . FOX13 News Memphis . en . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908015424/https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/man-reportedly-shooting-people-memphis-while-recording-facebook-live-police-say/KE3XQYMKHJGC5GGETMPSCPTEH4/ .
  2. Web site: September 8, 2022 . Police detail Memphis shooting spree timeline . 2022-09-08 . localmemphis.com . en-US . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908073332/https://www.localmemphis.com/video/news/local/police-detail-memphis-shooting-spree-timeline/522-36aaf89a-33de-4c76-aca1-fa3fd5660f99 . live .
  3. Web site: James . Jordan . Royer . David . Anderson . Courtney . MPD now says Teen not killed in shooting rampage . WREG . September 12, 2022 . September 9, 2022.
  4. Web site: 2022-09-07 . Police: Memphis man on shooting spree recording attacks to Facebook still at large . 2022-09-08 . FOX TV Digital Team . en-US . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908014611/https://www.fox9.com/news/police-memphis-man-on-shooting-spree-recording-attacks-to-facebook-still-at-large . live .
  5. News: Li . Lyric . Salcedo . Andrea . Jeong . Andrew . September 7, 2022 . 4 killed, man arrested in Memphis shootings after grisly live stream . 2022-09-09 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  6. Web site: Finton . Lucas . 4 October 2022 . Ezekiel Kelly, the man police say shot people at random, enters not guilty plea . 2024-06-12 . The Commercial Appeal . en-US.
  7. Web site: Sanz . Adrian . Prosecutors seeking death penalty in Memphis shootings . Associated Press . March 29, 2023 . March 27, 2023.