Kroger opens center for Collierville shooting survivors COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Kroger is opening an associate resource center for those affected by the mass shooting at the Collierville location last month. More than a dozen people were injured and a woman named Olivia King was killed, before the gunman, a contracted worker, turned the gun on himself. “September 23 is a day that […]
Criminal justice leaders to be honored at Mayor Harris’ … Shelby County’s mayor will bring together criminal justice leaders from across the south later this week. From a nationally recognized trial lawyer to activists to a hip-hop artist, leaders will discuss public safety and reforms and honor those who have worked tirelessly. Among those honored is Civil Rights attorney Ben Crump, who recently traveled to […]
Kroger ends relationship with security company after … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Kroger is cutting ties with a third-party security company after one of its guards was charged with shooting a man at an East Memphis fuel center. Alvin Motley was shot and killed Aug. 7 at an East Memphis Kroger Fuel Center. Police say Gregory Livingston, who was working as a security guard, […]
Cayce Jeanes talks about how counselling helps us … 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.
Collierville Police warn of scams connected to Kroger … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Collierville Police are issuing a warning after the department received reports of fundraising efforts connected to the Kroger mass shooting. Collierville Police say they’ve spoken to the family of Olivia King, the woman killed two weeks ago at Kroger during a mass shooting. Her family tells the department they have not authorized any fundraising […]
Shelby County deputies get active shooter training MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County court deputies got hands-on active shooter training at 201 Poplar. This comes after the Mid-South experienced two of these cases in the last month – at the Orange Mound post office and the Collierville Kroger. “You never can be too prepared for whatever the case may be. You have to […]
Alvin Motley memorial service held in Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A memorial was held for Alvin Motley on Thursday. Friends and family gathered to pay their respects to the Chicago native who was killed in Memphis on August 7. Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump, local leaders Van Turner Jr. and Tam Sawyer, as well as Bishop Henry Williamson spoke on the life […]
Security guard accused of shooting man over loud … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A security guard accused of shooting a man to death in a Kroger parking lot after an argument over loud music is a former police officer from Horn Lake, Mississippi, authorities there confirmed. Gregory Livingston was a former officer employed with the City of Horn Lake from August 1998 until he resigned […]
Collierville church service honors victims, first … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Collierville congregation came together to pray for those impacted by Thursday’s deadly mass shooting. The congregation inside Collierville’s Central Church prayed for understanding following the unsettling act of violence this past week. “When we don’t understand the time, we have to go back to the character of who God is,” said […]
3 injured in shooting in parking lot at Germantown … Multiple units from Metro Police are on the scene of a shooting investigation at the Kroger on Monroe Street at Rosa L. Parks Blvd. in Germantown.
‘This murder will not be in vain’: Attorney Ben Crump … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The family of Alvin Motley and National Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump held a news conference Tuesday to address the shooting that claimed his life at a Kroger Fuel Center in East Memphis over the weekend. “Yet again, another Black unarmed person was killed because he was profiled,” Crump said. “Because of the color […]