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Four bar shootings in August so far. Is there a solution?

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 26, 2024 2:49 PM CT | Published: August 25, 2024 4:00 AM CT

Focuz Lounge.

James’s Lounge. 

Railgarten.

Hookah Cloud.

Gunfire has interrupted nights of revelry at Memphis nightclubs at least four times this month. Two people have died, and 10 more have been injured in the shootings.

Bar and restaurant shootings happen every day around the country, not just in Memphis, according to one expert. But there are steps that can be taken to prevent them. 

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Aarron Fleming

Aarron Fleming

Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.

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