A teen has been arrested after an hour-long shootout in downtown Memphis on Wednesday, in which four people were killed, and three others injured, in a series of separate attacks. This caused panic and the residents of the city were forced to stay indoors.
Charges were pending for Ezekiel Kelly, 19, who was taken into custody on Wednesday.
At an early morning briefing, Mayor Jim Strickland expressed his sympathies for the victims and their families and acknowledged the sense of fear that had gripped the city. Mayor says “I am angry for them and angry for our citizens who had to shelter in place for their own safety,” Strickland said. “This is no way for us to live. It is not acceptable.”
The attacks began early on Wednesday when officers found a man shot and killed in a driveway in North Memphis. At about 4:30 p.m. CDT (1930 GMT), officers responded to another shooting and found another man dead, shot multiple times, inside a vehicle. Ten minutes later, a woman was shot in the leg, police said.
