MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Law enforcement has released more details regarding a double shooting at a Shelby County industrial park that happened on Monday.
Memphis Police said in the past week, 19-year-old Christon Triplett brought a gun to his workplace at Barrett Distribution after a dispute with a co-worker, and then told police he “lost consciousness” when shooting two men a combined six times.
Police said Triplett was fired five days ago after waving a gun after a dispute with a former co-worker. He came back Monday morning, confronting the same man, who was sitting in a car with another person.
MPD said Triplett “ambushed” the two men, shooting one four times, and another two time, before fleeing the scene. MPD quickly developed Triplett as a person of interest, and visited his girlfriend’s mother’s house nearby.
WREG-TV attempted to talk with people who knows Triplett but they declined.
Researching into Triplett’s criminal background, shows the 19-year-old had no prior charges in Shelby County. So why would a young man with a clean record open fire at his former workplace?
Triplett told police, “I took action first. I used my assault rifle and opened fire. I was unconscious.”
Now, Triplett is behind bars facing five separate charges, including two counts of attempted first-degree murder.