Marshals arrest South Memphis deadly double shooting suspect
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Marshals arrested a man accused of shooting one man to death and injuring another in South Memphis last month.
U.S. Marshals arrested 31-year-old Vontabious Echols at a motel on South Third Street on Wednesday afternoon.
Memphis Police responded to a shooting in the parking lot of Brother’s Market on East Alcy Road on April 19.
Man dead after being shot in South Memphis
According to police, two men were sitting in their vehicles when a man they knew as “Woo” walked up to them and started arguing with one of them. “Woo” would later be identified as Echols.
Police say Echols pulled a gun and shot one of them two times. Echols allegedly shot the other man as he ran away from the scene. One of the men was pronounced dead on the scene.
According to police, the Memphis Police Department Homicide Bureau received several CrimeStoppers tips on April 21 which helped develop Echols as the suspect. A warrant was issued for Echols arrest the next day.
The U.S. Marshals say Echols, who was previously convicted of aggravated assault, was taken into custody without any resistance.
Echols has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, and being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.
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