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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Dozens gathered inside Thomas Chapel Missionary Baptist church on Saturday morning to discuss a reign of terror in the aftermath of several shootings. Organizers with Camp Chambers CSI, Inc, hosted a forum on Bullying, Gun Violence and Parenting. It’s no surprise that a Memphis church was a safe-haven for young people following several […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The funeral for Olivia King, the woman killed in the mass shooting at the Collierville Kroger, was held Saturday morning. You can watch the service in the video player below. King and 14 others were shot at the Kroger on Byhalia Road Thursday, September 23. The accused gunman, who police have identified […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 13-year-old boy critically injured in a shooting Thursday morning at a Memphis K-8 school is expected to make a full recovery, district Superintendent Joris Ray said. A nurse at the school calmed victim down and called his father, who was three minutes away from the school, Ray said. The nurse applied […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 13-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting Thursday morning at a Memphis K-8 school, and police say the suspected shooter was another student. Police responded at 9:15 a.m. to Cummings K-8 School on Cummings Street near Walker Avenue in the Soulsville area of South Memphis. MPD said one 13-year-old boy […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thursday marks one week since the community of Collierville was shaken by a mass shooting at the Kroger store on Byhalia Road. One person was killed and 14 others were injured in the shooting. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Uk Thang, took his own life. In the Collierville Kroger parking lot Thursday […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County judge on Tuesday ordered the case of a Kroger security guard accused of shooting a man to death over loud music to be sent to a grand jury. Gregory Livingston is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Alvin Motley Jr. at a Kroger Fuel Center in August […]

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — It’s been four days since a gunman walked into the Collierville Kroger and shot 15 people, killing one. People living in the town of Collierville are coming together to let the world know despite the tragedy, they remain strong. A relief fund has been set up for the victims. A small memorial sits outside […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police in Collierville, Tenn. say the accused gunman in a shooting at a Kroger that killed one and injured 15 Thursday had been asked to leave his job that morning. Uk Thang, 29, has been identified as the gunman in that incident. Authorities say he was a third-party vendor for Kroger. The […]

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn.– A nurse practitioner working inside Kroger’s clinic is sharing her story of survival after a deadly mass shooting took place inside the store in Collierville on Thursday afternoon. For many, it was appearing to be a normal grocery shopping day. For Kelly Sly, the clinic’s manager, it was the time she usually took […]

The ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic has increased anxiety levels across the board and now we add to that, the shooting inside a Collierville Kroger. What can you do to ease your own fears as well as your families? We were live with counselor Cayce Jeanes to learn more.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Discussions surrounding gun violence are happening in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Collierville Kroger. WREG spoke with a firearms expert who says along with discussions, there must be a renewed push for gun safety. Former law enforcement officer and gun expert Bennie Cobb says Thursday’s mass shooting is […]