Man shot dead, slams car into mail truck; gunman wanted
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are searching for the suspect who shot a man in South Memphis Thursday afternoon.
Memphis Police responded to a shooting on South Parkway East and South Third Street at 5:15 p.m.
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According to police, a man crashed into a mail truck after being shot. The man was taken to Regional One Hospital in critical condition. He later died of his injuries.
A WREG crew spotted the damaged black car that apparently slammed into a United States Postal Service mail truck on the scene.
According to police, the shooting suspect fled the scene in a black pickup truck. Memphis Police did not give more details on the suspect.
“I think it’s sad. There too much going on in the world. We need to have some other things going on. People need lives, I think that’s what it is. Get a job,” said Stacy James, a Memphis resident.
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James says she has her own plan to avoid becoming a victim.
“Well, I’m staying safe by staying out of the way,” James said. “I stay in my car. I go see people that love me and go back and mind my own business. That’s it.”
This week, The Memphis-Shelby Crime Commission released its crime reports from 2023; murder increased 50% from 2022 and nearly 500 charges were filed in Juvenile Court.
In the second half of the year, crime rates trended downward. However, crime rates across the board were up compared to 2022.
If you have any information regarding the South Parkway and Third Street shooting, you’re asked to call Memphis CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH.
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