Gunfire shattered the quiet in Midtown Memphis on Wednesday, leaving several parked cars peppered with bullet holes and pulling a heavy police presence into the area around Washington Avenue and North Cooper Street.
Neighbors said the chaos started when two ski-masked men in a white vehicle were spotted pulling on car door handles. Residents told reporters they confronted the pair, and what began as a street argument quickly turned into a brief exchange of gunfire. Officers swarmed the surrounding blocks and taped off parts of the neighborhood while detectives hunted for shell casings and canvassed for video.
According to WREG, Memphis police responded to a shots-fired call on the 2100 block of Washington Avenue and detained one person at the scene. The department told the outlet that, as of now, no injuries have been reported. Investigators are interviewing witnesses and working to piece together who opened fire and why.
Neighbors Say Car Break-In Try Sparked the Shootout
Residents on the block said they had already been on alert for car break-ins, so when they saw the masked men tugging at door handles, they stepped outside to confront them. That confrontation, they said, escalated in seconds…