MPD says 17-year-old not victim of Wednesday night mass shooting
Memphis Police Director Cerelyn "C.J." Davis (middle) spoke at the midnight press conference about the shooting spree on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. The police have confirmed that Corteria Wright, once thought to be a victim of the shooting spree, died at the hands of another gunman. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Corteria Wright, who died in a shooting Wednesday night, was not killed by Ezekiel Kelly, the 19-year-old accused of going on a city-wide shooting spree.
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Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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