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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (WREG) Memphis-based rapper Young Dolph was killed Wednesday in a shooting at a cookie shop in Memphis, according to preliminary information from Memphis Police. He was 36. Memphis Police were on the scene of a shooting Wednesday afternoon at 2370 Airways Boulevard near Ketchum in Memphis. Officers and witnesses could be seen […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police found a man and his 10-year-old nephew suffering from gunshot wounds Monday night outside the Davey Drive apartments in Frayser. Police said when they arrived, Jeremy Townsel advised them that he and his nephew had both been shot in the right leg after an argument with their neighbors. Townsel told […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools announced Thursday it will partner with former Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong to review safety and security protocols, a week after a shooting inside Cummings K-8. That shooting injured a 13-year-old during a fight. He is expected to recover. His father has met with the family of the alleged […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The image of two families coming together after that shooting inside Cummings K-8 has many hoping that other families can learn about putting differences aside for the betterment of the community. It’s this moment between the families of two students involved in the Cummings K-8 School Shooting that has resonated with the community. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Amid the chaos of Thursday’s shooting at Cummings K-8 School, a hero emerged. SCS Superintendent Joris Ray praised the steps “Nurse Taylor” took to save the life of the 13-year-old victim. Friday, school nurse Karen Taylor spoke exclusively with WREG. Taylor was among the first people to make contact with the 13-year-old student, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Classes resumed Friday morning at Cummings K-8 Optional School, one day after students had to be evacuated because a student shot a classmate. “We are doing everything we can to ensure our children are safe. We’re doing everything we can we’re attending to their social and emotional well-being,” Superintendent Dr. Joris Ray […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Students returned to Cummings K-8 Friday, just one day after a 13-year-old student was shot in one of the school’s hallways. Parents of Cummings K-8 students dropped their children off this morning at the school as usual. However, many parents we spoke to say they still have a concerns and questions regarding the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A shooting at a Memphis school that sent a 13-year-old to the hospital Thursday began with a fight between two students, according to statements given to police. The assistant principal at Cummings Elementary in South Memphis told police that the suspect in the shooting — a 13-year-old whose name is not being […]

A group of local leaders discussed the shooting that happened at Cummings K-8 school on Thursday. 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 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — School officials and police are calling for stricter gun control and greater personal responsibility as the community comes to grips with the tragic shooting at Cummings K-8 School. Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray is asking parents to be vigilant after a 13-year-old student shot another student at the school. “Gun violence […]

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 […]