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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One of the suspects charged in connection with Young Dolph’s murder, Cornelius Smith, appeared in court briefly Thursday morning. He was extradited from the DeSoto County jail, where he was being held on an auto theft charge involving the white Mercedes allegedly used as a getaway car in the shooting. He faces […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A community is still struggling to understand what led to the killing of rapper Young Dolph – in the same community he returned to help. Legends in the music industry were also shocked following the shooting death of the young performer at the peak of his career. Someone who knows the power of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For the first time since the tragic shooting of rap superstar Young Dolph, we heard from the family that owns Makeda’s on Friday. Raven Winton is the operation manager of Makeda’s Cookies and the daughter of Pamela and Maurice Hill. In her own words, she told WREG what happened that day and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says there’s a team of people right now trying to keep the peace and stop any more bloodshed from happening. Their efforts seemed to have worked last night, but there are questions about the days to come. Memphis rapper Young Dolph was murdered outside of a cookie store […]

Update 1/11/22: U.S. Marshals have captured the suspect wanted in Young Dolph’s murder. UPDATE 1/5/22: Police identified the suspect in the killing of rapper Young Dolph on Wednesday, January 5th. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police released photos Thursday of suspects believed to be involved in a fatal South Memphis shooting that took the life of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two suspects in the murder of Memphis rapper Young Dolph appeared before a judge in a Memphis court for the first time on these charges on Wednesday. Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith have been indicted and were arraigned Wednesday morning. Video of their appearance can be seen in the player at the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – – Several public officials called for a curfew Wednesday night, fearing acts of retaliation across Memphis after rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed. “Because of this loss tensions are high among people in the city and what we want to do is make sure people aren’t taking matters into their own hands […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Young Dolph’s private funeral procession moved through Memphis on Tuesday. The funeral was at First Baptist Church Broad Avenue. Memphis-based rapper Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr., was killed Wednesday, November 17 in a shooting at a cookie shop in Memphis, according to preliminary information from Memphis Police. He was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A community is reeling from the news that one of their own, rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed in an area not far from where he was raised. He was killed Wednesday in a shooting at a cookie shop in Memphis, according to preliminary information from Memphis Police. He was 36-years-old. Moments after […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (WREG) Rapper Young Dolph did his last known interview with Memphis TV station WREG two days before his death, showing support for a local cancer clinic where several of his family members received treatment. Adolph Thornton Jr., better known as Young Dolph, was killed Wednesday afternoon in a shooting at a Memphis […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis’ chief of police urged everyone in Memphis to stay home if possible Wednesday night, following the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph at a store on Airways. “We strongly encourage everyone to stay home if you do not have to be out,” Chief CJ Davis said in a news conference […]