Man shot near FedExForum
A Memphis police officer directs traffic outside of the FedExForum before the first round of the NCAA Tournament March 22, 2024. A man was shot at an apartment complex near FedExForum Friday morning just hours before Memphis is set to host first-round games in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.(Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
A man was shot at an apartment complex near FedExForum Friday morning, March 22, just hours before Memphis is set to host first-round games in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
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FedExForum DowntownAarron Fleming
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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