Mayor Paul Young asks gang members for ‘7-day ceasefire’
Memphis mayor Paul Young hosts a press conference at Memphis City Hall Jan. 26, 2024. Young recently met with local gang members through the help of two of the city’s violence intervention programs to talk about what is driving them to engage in violent lifestyles. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis Mayor Paul Young convened a discussion with local gang members with the help of 901 Bloc Squad and Heal 901, two of the city’s violence intervention programs.
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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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