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Gas station employee killed during argument with coworker

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MEMPHIS, TN – A dispute between two coworkers escalated into a fatal shooting at a gas station in Raleigh, Memphis on Saturday afternoon, Memphis Police reported. Officers responded to the gun violence incident at the Exxon gas station located at 4509 Stage Road at approximately 1:13 p.m. An unidentified man, critically injured, was transported to the Regional One Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. One person has been detained by the police in connection …

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Ex-employee arrested for shooting at Walmart

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MEMPHIS, TN – A shooting at a Memphis Walmart left a man critically wounded on Friday afternoon. The suspect, later found to be a former Walmart employee, is currently in police custody. The injured individual is undergoing treatment at Regional One Hospital, as per information provided by the Memphis Fire Department. Tamarris Hopkins, 23, was arrested in connection to the incident and now faces charges including attempted murder, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment. Arriving on …

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Police officer shot during traffic stop

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MEMPHIS, TN – A Memphis law enforcement officer sustained injuries during a traffic stop when an unidentified motorist shot him and fled the scene. The incident occurred on the southbound lanes of Interstate 240 near South Parkway, according to Memphis Police Department spokesperson, Officer Theresa Carlson. The officer, during the traffic stop, communicated to the dispatch center that he had been shot. The incident took place in the early hours of Friday, around 4:20 a.m. …

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Toddler killed by ‘celebratory gunfire’ on New Year’s Eve

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MEMPHIS, TN – A 3-year-old boy was fatally hit by a stray bullet while at home during what authorities believe was a case of “celebratory gunfire” for the New Year’s Eve in Memphis, Tennessee. In an incident on Sunday around 6.pm, a bullet flew in through the window of the boy’s family’s apartment in Northeast Memphis and struck the toddler, identified as Brayden Smith, as per the police. Brayden was immediately taken to Le Bonheur …

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Toddler on life support after getting hit by stray bullet

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MEMPHIS, TN – A neighborhood’s festive merrymaking ended in tragedy on New Year’s Eve when a stray bullet struck a toddler, leaving him on life support. Taysha Davis, the grandmother of the 3-year-old victim, Brayden Smith, is now imploring the unnamed shooter to turn themselves into the Memphis Police Department. The kid was reportedly playing in his grandmother’s apartment at about 6 p.m. when a shot, thought to be part of New Year’s Eve celebrations, …

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Shooting at Sonic Drive-In kills teen

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MEMPHIS, TN – A 55-year-old man is now behind bars on first-degree murder charges, along with attempted murder. He was arrested after allegedly shooting a teen suspected of burglarizing a car in Memphis, according to local law enforcement. The suspect, Timothy Moore, is also facing separate charges for firearms-related offenses. These include having a firearm despite his history as a convicted felon and utilizing a firearm as an intent to commit a deadly crime. The …

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FexEx employee dies in workplace accident

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MEMPHIS, TN – A FedEx employee succumbed to her injuries after an accident at the FedEx World Hub in Memphis, marking the fifth fatality at the location since 2017. The Memphis Police responded to a call regarding a work-related accident at the FedEx World Hub on Sprankel Avenue late on Wednesday. An injured female employee was transported to the hospital in a critical state, where she was later pronounced dead. Various reports and social media …

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Three women killed in shooting spree

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MEMPHIS, TN – A man from Tennessee, implicated in the murders of multiple women and girls in Memphis, was found dead on Sunday morning, ending a city-wide manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies. The Memphis police department identified the deceased as Mavis Christian Jr., 52. His body was discovered around 3:31 a.m. inside a white Chevrolet Malibu, the same vehicle he allegedly used to escape from each crime scene. Preliminary findings suggest Christian died from …

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Hospital employee shot dead in front of his wife and 2-year-old child

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MEMPHIS, TN – Two individuals are currently in custody after a fatal shooting that took the life of an employee of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The incident occurred on Sunday night near Tom Lee Park in downtown Memphis. 32-year-old Alexander Bulakhov was on an evening walk with his wife and their 2-year-old child when they were approached by an individual wielding a gun. According to the police, the armed suspect was wearing a ski …

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Major rescue operation saves 13 children

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MEMPHIS, TN – Thirteen children, previously reported missing and identified as high-risk for human trafficking, have been rescued in a major operation in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations, Memphis Police Department, and Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, spearheaded the two-day mission, known as “Operation Not for Sale.” Dr. John DeGarmo, founder and director of the Foster Care Institute, explained that children from …

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