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COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Collierville’s mayor was out of town when a gunman opened fire inside the Kroger on Byhalia Road Thursday. Alderman and Vice Mayor Maureen Fraser jumped into action to help, but before she got to the scene, she learned a dear friend was among the casualties. “The son told me she had been […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Many questions remain about the gunman in the Collierville Kroger shooting, including what gun he used and where he got it. WREG is looking into what happens with the evidence law enforcement collects and what information can they actually get. Investigators collected the traces of evidence scattered across the scene of Thursday […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One day after the tragic events in Collierville, many wonder just how do you or a community as a whole ever begin to emotionally heal?        It’s something the nearby town of Jonesboro, Arkansas also experienced during a mass school shooting back in 1998. Mental health experts say counseling will […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — WREG is learning more about Olivia King, the woman killed during the Collierville Kroger shooting. King, a mother of three, was killed when a gunman opened fire on 15 customers and employees at Kroger.  Prior to the shooting, King attended mass at Catholic Church of the Incarnation. “We’re stunned, I think we’re probably still in […]

Governor Lee says the constitutional carry bill applies to law-abiding citizens, “What happened yesterday was criminal activity, violent criminal gun activity, and those are separate issues.”

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Collierville officials say joint active shooter training with other Mid-South law enforcement agencies has already saved lives, demonstrating the importance of everyone having situational awareness. Collierville Police and Fire underwent training just three months ago. “The guys yesterday because of the training, the equipment furnished to us, they saved lives. We got […]

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Uk Thang, 29, was identified as the gunman at the Collierville Kroger shooting. Police say he took his life as police closed in a few minutes after the shooting began. Police confirmed his identity Friday without saying his name, instead holding up the written words on a legal pad to avoid giving […]

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — The alleged shooter at the Collierville Kroger has been identified as 29-year-old Uk Thang. The number of victims shot in the Collierville Kroger shooting is now up to 15, Police Chief Dale Lane said Friday. They are stable, Lane said. Thursday night, police executed a search warrant at 885 Federal Ridge Road […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Neighbors of the man suspected of shooting 15 people at a Collierville Kroger are stunned after learning they were living amongst a potential killer. Detectives have identified the suspect as 29-year-old UK Thang. Thang is said to have lived at Unit 102 inside the Madison at Schilling Farms Apartments. Law enforcement from […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.— Memphis area hospitals are dealing with an influx of patients after the shooting at a Collierville Kroger. Thanks to rigorous training and preparation, they managed to transport all victims to a receive care. “When you talk about are we prepared? We have some of the finest trauma surgeons in the nation here at […]

News 2 has confirmed the FBI has visited a home in Antioch in connection to the mass shooting that happened at a neighborhood Kroger in Collierville, Tennessee – a Memphis suburb.