3 injured in southeast Memphis shooting MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three people were taken to the hospital following a shooting in southeast Memphis Tuesday. According to Memphis Police, officers responded to a shooting call in the 2300 block of Ceylon Court a little after midnight. One male was taken to Regional One in critical condition. Two more victims arrived at St. Francis […]
City Watch canceled for woman missing after stabbing … UPDATE: Memphis Police canceled the City Watch for Coreuna Ward on Tuesday, May 9. They said she was found safe but no further information has been released. *** MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police need help finding a 21-year-old woman they say was involved in a stabbing in South Memphis Sunday night. According to reports, at […]
Only 6 of 200 families at Peppertree Apartments relocated … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The problems continue and progress is slow for the relocation of families at the Peppertree Apartments. Lawyers for the Whitehaven complex were back in environmental court Tuesday. They provided an update on both the relocation of residents and current conditions. Only six out of roughly 200 families have been relocated. HUD canceled […]
Hickory Hill shooting sparks chaos at Baptist hospital MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There was a heavy police presence at Baptist Memorial Hospital in East Memphis as police responded to a call about two shooting victims and a suspected car burglary Monday night. According to police, everything started with a shooting in Hickory Hill. Two victims arrived at the hospital by a private vehicle around […]
Woman fights off 2 armed men in carjacking attempt … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman was robbed and almost carjacked by two men armed with guns in the Wolfchase area, and one suspect has been arrested and charged. On April 29, Memphis Police responded to an attempted carjacking on Crescent Hill Drive, off Kate Bond Road. A woman said she was entering her truck when […]
Man gets robbed, escapes kidnapping in Northeast … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing charges after allegedly kidnapping someone and robbing them for owing him money. On April 23, a woman was riding with her boyfriend and five-year-old son in the 5800 block of Edgewater Cove when two cars boxed them in. According to reports, she got out of the car with […]
Woman dead, 4 injured in fiery crash on Park Avenue MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman was killed and four others, including a child, were hurt in a fiery high-speed car crash Saturday morning in Orange Mound. Police say it may have been the result of a pursuit. ►SEE ALSO: Police pursuit ends in fatal crash on Highway 51 in Southaven Memphis Police say the two-vehicle […]
Stolen car not reported recovered, driver stopped … All Posts WALLS, Miss. — A Walls, Mississippi man, says he was pulled over at gunpoint and handcuffed by Southaven police after Memphis officers failed to report his stolen car as recovered. The Southaven Police Department released bodycam video to WREG of the encounter with their officers at Highway 301 North and Stateline Road in […]
Final safety preparations for Beale Street Music … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Beale Street Music Festival comes less than a week after two people were shot on Beale Street, but organizers believe it will be one of the safest places in the city. As tens of thousands of concertgoers flock to Tom Lee Park for the Beale Street Music Festival, organizers and law […]
MPD: Child hit by bullet that fell from sky in South … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a child was injured after being struck by “a bullet that fell from the sky” in South Memphis Wednesday. Memphis Police responded to the injury in the 1500 block of Michigan Street at 6:45 p.m. The child’s father told Memphis Police that his son was picking up trash in the […]
Attorneys: Autopsy report shows Tyre Nichols died … MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols say the medical examiner’s report is “highly consistent” with independent autopsy results after being briefed by Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy Wednesday. Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, who are representing Nichols’ family, released a statement Wednesday after the briefing, saying: “The legal […]