Teen and mother charged in 901 Day Beale Street shooting

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 04, 2025 7:03 PM CT | Published: September 04, 2025 10:09 AM CT

The 16-year-old has been charged with attempted second-degree murder. His mother has been charged with being an accessory after the fact.

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Aarron Fleming

Aarron 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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