No Kings protests expected in the Memphis area this weekend
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphians are expected to take to the streets for the latest No Kings protest this weekend. The city's third No Kings protest, hosted by Indivisible Memphis, is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at Robert R. Church on Beale Street. The protest will reportedly kick off with the "We the People"...
‘He Was Gonna Shoot Me’: 7-Year-Old Boy Ambushed and Robbed at Gunpoint By Teenagers...
A 7-year-old boy in Tennessee recalled the terrifying moments he was robbed at gunpoint in an incident that has also left his family and community […] ‘He Was Gonna Shoot Me’: 7-Year-Old Boy Ambushed and Robbed at Gunpoint By Teenagers Who Mother Says Are Constant Terror to the Neighborhood
Man sentenced in death of UofM student killed in hit-and-run
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man has been sentenced on Wednesday in the death of University of Memphis student, Ava Christopher. Christopher was killed in July 2023 after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident. Julio Hernandez has been convicted on charges of reckless vehicular homicide, driving without...
Memphis Gangs “Falling Apart” as 770 Members Arrested, Task Force Says
Memphis gangs “are falling apart” and entire gang networks are “without any sort of direction,” according to Memphis Safe Task Force officials Monday. While not the focus of Monday’s roundtable, gangs were a key point of discussion for many on the panel. Hundreds of Memphis gang members have been arrested, they said,...
Shelby Farms Horror As Driver Flees Deadly 2 A.M. Hit-And-Run
A late-night drive near Shelby Farms turned deadly when a driver hit a man at an East Memphis intersection, then took off into the dark. The collision happened in the early hours of March 16 at Sycamore View Road and Shelby Oaks Drive. Officers responding around 2 a.m. found the pedestrian critically injured; he was...
Pre-Dawn Shooting Call Turns Canterbury Woods Apartments Into Crime-Scene Zone
The pre-dawn quiet at Canterbury Woods Apartments in northeast Memphis did not last long Tuesday, as a shooting call brought a heavy police response and wrapped the complex in crime-scene tape before sunrise. Memphis police arrived just after 4 a.m., and residents reported seeing multiple patrol cars and...
MPD: Enforcing Youth Curfews A Work in Progress
Top police officials had few firm answers Tuesday on enforcing curfews for city youths but said “9 year olds don’t belong in the back seat of a patrol car.”. Questions about youth curfew enforcement arose at Memphis City Hall Tuesday after a weekend argument Downtown left one young woman shot in the leg.
NewsNation gets firsthand look at Memphis Safe Task Force
NewsNation joined the Tennessee Highway Patrol state troopers, too, while they conducted traffic stops.
Card game at residence ends in shooting, leaving one man critical
This story has been updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was critically injured after a fight stemming from a card game overnight, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD) Wednesday morning. Officers say they responded to a shooting call in the 2800 block of Brewer Avenue minutes after 11 p.m. Upon their arrival,...
Charges dropped against one of 2 teens in St. George’s rape case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office says on Tuesday, charges have been dropped against a 14-year-old boy charged in an alleged rape at St. George’s Independent School last fall. Bryant Swing Jr., 18, and an unidentified 14-year-old boy were both charged with aggravated rape in the case....
