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UPDATE: Court records show Brandon McCray’s accessory after the fact charge was dropped Wednesday. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man police say shot and killed 2-year-old Laylah Washington as she rode in a car with her mother and brothers in 2017 pleaded guilty to lesser charges Monday. Tylan McCray, 25, was indicted on first-degree murder and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A day after Tylan McCray pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2017 shooting death of 2-year-old Laylah Washington, charges were dropped against a man accused of being an accessory after the fact. Police said McCray’s cousin, Brandon McCray, was driving the car when Tylan fired the fatal shots. Tylan was charged […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of two men charged in the 2017 road rage death of a toddler. It was a crime that stunned the Memphis community. The two men charged in this case are cousins who were driving in Hickory Hill in 2017 when they got into a confrontation […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Multiple homicides remain unsolved in the same neighborhoods in Memphis, and many wonder if a street code is to blame. On April 17, 2021, 15-year-old Jarvis Triplett was gunned down on his ATV near Mississippi Boulevard and South Parkway. “I don’t know why someone would want to do this to my child,” […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The murder suspect accidentally released from custody has been captured by authorities, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. According to Laylah Washington’s family, Tylan McCray appeared in court for a bond hearing on August 17, at which time the judge set his bond for $15 million. However, according to District Attorney Amy […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After a year of record violence, city leaders are adding more crime fighting initiatives to encourage more people to come forward with information. Even with increased incentives, Crime Stoppers says calls are down. “I am somewhat concerned our calls have dropped off over the last few months,” Crime Stoppers Executive Director Buddy […]

Local and federal leaders made a passionate plea for information in connection to the eight unsolved child murders in Memphis this year.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Kids in the Mid-South are being shot, and no one’s being held accountable. The Orange Mound community hosted a vigil Tuesday for 10-year-old Jadon Knox, who was killed in a drive-by shooting while playing in his yard Sunday night. What’s even more concerning, still no one is coming forward with information after […]

Two cousins have been indicted in the death of a 2-year-old girl who was shot while riding in a car with her mother.

Since 2017, the number of murders in Memphis has increased each year, and many of those go unsolved.

A $26,000 reward is being offered in connection to the recent murder of a prominent businessman.