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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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on Desoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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