Brothers charged with attempted murder in road rage … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Accusations of road rage landed a pair of brothers behind bars after a shooting in Raleigh. Darion Townsend, 20, and Devonn Townsend, 18, sit in jail together after deputies tracked them down Tuesday. Devonn told Shelby County deputies he was driving when his brother started shooting near Bolen Huse Road and Singleton Parkway. The […]
Memphis Police investigate shooting in Kroger gas … MEMPHIS, Tenn. – – A busy grocery store parking lot became the scene of a deadly shooting Monday. Police say several men with guns came up to a man at the Kroger gas station on Poplar near Kirby and tried to take his white Mercedes SUV. Investigators say the Mercedes’ owner then grabbed his own gun and […]
Man says car wreck in Cordova was close encounter … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — WREG-TV is hearing from a man who says he was t-boned by the suspect believed to be involved in the bizarre case of child abandonment in Mississippi. We’re getting a look at the wrecked red SUV believed to be involved in case of child abandonment. A Viewer video shows law enforcement swarming the […]
$10,000 reward offered after West Memphis gun store … The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, West Memphis Police Department and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information regarding a recent burglary at a gun store.
Mayor complains Memphis courts a ‘revolving door’ MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is scheduled to give his State of the City address from the University Club on Wednesday at noon. You can watch a livestream of the speech in the player below. Mayor Strickland’s speech focused on issues pertinent to the Memphis community: crime reduction. The Mayor said his top […]
Kroger asks customers not to openly carry guns in … (CNN) — Kroger is requesting customers no longer openly carry firearms into its stores, even in states where open carry is legal, the company announced Tuesday evening. The announcement comes just hours after Walmart made a similar announcement. Walmart also said it would end the sales of some firearms and ammunition. Kroger stopped selling guns […]
Man shot, killed at Raleigh shopping center The shooting happened shortly after 11 a.m. outside of the Goodwill in the 3800 block of Austin Peay Highway.
Walgreens asks customers not to openly carry guns … Walgreens is asking customers to no longer openly carry guns into its stores, the company announced Thursday.
Keep guns out of kids’ hands, Memphis police director … He said people can start with keeping guns out of the hands of children.
Memphis mom says she and two kids chased by armed … She says she and her children, age 2 and 4, were headed to the Kroger on Poplar and Cleveland when another driver in a black, two-door Nissan tried to stop them.
Southaven shooting cited in Walmart’s gun decision Citing the employee shooting in Southaven and the mass shooting at an El Paso store, Walmart claimed in a statement released yesterday that “the status quo is unacceptable.”