Bond revoked for Wolfchase shooting suspect
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Criminal Court Judge Taylor Bachelor revoked bond from Wolfchase Galleria shooting suspect Yahir Mejia. Mejia was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Erik Sandoval, despite claiming self-defense. Surveillance footage shows the events leading up to a fatal shooting at...
Memphis tried to kill Beale Street – but 200 volunteers brought it back to...
Young Volunteers Revive Memphis’s Beale Street in 1977. In 1977, downtown Memphis was a ghost town. The Peabody Hotel sat empty, the Orpheum showed adult films, and Beale Street stood fenced off. Yet from this ruin came magic. Young banker Lyman Aldrich gathered 200 volunteers to save the city,...
Man shoots co-worker over shoes, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say a man tracked down a co-worker and shot him twice in the chest because he believed he had stolen a pair of his shoes. Derrick Eure, 33, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and is being held on a $400,000 bond. Police said the victim was sitting in a car […]
Tennessee National Guard allowed in Memphis while state appeals
Gov. Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis will continue as the state appeals the ruling. Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal issued a temporary injunction Monday blocking Lee’s deployment of the national guard, agreeing with the plaintiffs that it likely violated the “terms...
New footage shows moment gunfire erupts during deadly shooting inside Wolfchase Galleria
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FOX13 obtained new footage showing the shocking moments gunfire erupted during a deadly shooting earlier this week at the Wolfchase Galleria mall.
Just City leaders question surge in arrests and bookings at Shelby Co. jail
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The thousands of arrests made by the Memphis Safe Task Force has some activists concerned. Leaders with Just City, a criminal justice reform group, raised concerns about the surge in arrests and bookings inside the Shelby County Jail. “This is not about violent crime, this is...
Councilman says National Guard costing millions for ‘nothing’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More National Guard troops may be headed to Memphis at a hefty price tag for taxpayers, but some are questioning the need and wondering what purpose they are serving. Unclassified documents obtained by WREG show the Pentagon is prepared to send up to 1,000 Guard members and keep them here through...
ICE arrests, deports violent offender during Olive Branch court appearance
HERNANDO, Miss. — The DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that investigators, working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Olive Branch Police Department, arrested a Memphis man during a scheduled court appearance in Olive Branch Municipal Court. Officials said Miquel...
Missing dad found dead in garage investigated as homicide
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say they are investigating the death of a missing dad found nearly three weeks ago in an abandoned garage as a homicide. Robert Grove’s body was discovered on Nov. 2 in the 3300 block of Egypt Central Road in Raleigh. Grove was reported missing after he didn’t return to his home […]
Nearly 3,000 arrests made since creation of Memphis Safe Task Force, U.S. Marshals say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Almost 3,000 arrests have been made since the creation of the Memphis Safe Task Force, according to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). In addition to making 2,943 arrests — including the arrests of 313 gang members — the task force seized 482 firearms and found 116 missing children as of November 20,...
