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Topic: Homicides
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May 2021
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February 2021
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MPD officer accused of kidnapping, murder waives preliminary hearing
Patric Ferguson, a former MPD officer accused of kidnapping and fatally shooting a man last month, has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Ferguson remains in jail with no bond.
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January 2021
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MPD officer charged with kidnapping, slaying man resigns
A Memphis police officer charged with murder and kidnapping has resigned. MPD released his personnel files Tuesday, showing two incidents during his two years on the force.
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Preliminary hearing set for MPD officer charged in homicide
A preliminary hearing has been set for Feb. 4 for the MPD officer charged with kidnapping and fatally shooting 30-year-old Robert Howard on Jan. 6.
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Memphis police director consults with FBI after officer charged in slaying
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said the investigation is ongoing in the case of a MPD officer charged with kidnapping and fatally shooting a man while on-duty. Rallings has asked the FBI to consult on the case.
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Envy may have led to slaying for which MPD officer is accused, family says
Jealousy might have been the motive in a slaying for which Memphis Police officer Patric Ferguson is accused, according to the brother of the victim.
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Record 2020 homicides took toll on the city, police say
Memphis ends 2020 with 332 homicides, a record number. Police say the pandemic played a part, but there is no easy answer to why the increase occurred.
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December 2020
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Rallings ‘deeply saddened’ by homicide record
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings issued a brief statement Monday about the record number of homicides in the city. To date, 302 people have been killed.
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November 2020
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COVID-19 results in changes to Season of Remembrance event
Season of Remembrance, the annual event to honor homicide victims in Memphis, will go on but events will be socially distanced and virtual because of the pandemic.
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Unity Walk Against Gun Violence draws hundreds
The Unity Walk Against Gun Violence held Saturday marks a year when the city set a new high for homicides by September. As of Nov. 13, there have been 271 homicides, 43 more than the previous high of 228 in 2016.
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September 2020
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Memphis hits homicide record as officers grapple with rise
Memphis has set a grim milestone with three months to go in 2020, as the city recorded a record-setting 229th homicide for the year with the death of a 12-year-old during a drive-by shooting in the Westwood area Monday night, Sept. 28.
Related story: Haushalter hopes COVID effort is model for other chronic city problems
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Band of brothers: Mother starts mentoring group for late son’s friends
After her son was shot and killed during a robbery outside his family’s apartment complex in 2018, Tameka Talley started a mentoring group for his friends.
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August 2020
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Juvenile homicides on the rise in Memphis
Twenty-four juveniles have been killed to date in the city compared to 16 all of last year. Police and the community are grappling with the rise in violent deaths.
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July 2020
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First half of 2020 sees spike in violent crime, decrease in property crimes
Homicides and aggravated assaults are up for the first half of the year in Memphis and Shelby County. Property crimes are down; officials said more people at home during the pandemic equates to fewer burglaries.
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Memphis homicides up 30%, on pace for record year
Memphis police report a 30% increase in homicides this year compared to same period last year.
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April 2020
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Gov. Lee offers $20,000 reward in Memphis child shooting deaths
Gov. Bill Lee offers $20,000 reward for information on who killed three children in Memphis in drive-by shootings earlier this year.
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February 2020
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Grief group helps teens, parents who’ve had to ‘face death too soon’
The Shelby County Crime Victims & Rape Crisis Center has launched a pilot teen grief program to help young people affected by homicides get counseling.
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Teen at center of 2016 fundraising drive in court for murder charge
Chauncy Black, the teen at the center of a fund-raising campaign, now faces voluntary a manslaughter charge in the death of his neighbor. A grand jury will decide if he will be indicted on the charge.
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January 2020
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Number of Memphis, Shelby County homicides increased in 2019
The City of Memphis ended 2019 with 191 homicides — an increase of nearly 3% from the previous year, according to homicide data released by the Memphis Police Department.
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No trial date set for man accused of killing Lorenzen Wright
Billy Ray Turner is charged with first-degree murder in the July 2010 death of the U of M and NBA basketball player. The case was reset for Feb. 11.
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‘Chauncy’s Chance’ teen charged in murder of neighbor
Chauncy Black, a Memphis teen for whom a viral fundraiser brought in nearly $350,000 to help Black's struggling family in 2016, has been charged with murder four years later.
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December 2019
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More than a dozen Memphis children killed in homicides this year
There have been 15 child homicide victims this year in Memphis, an increase over the 13 children killed all of last year.
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No trial date set in Lorenzen Wright murder; case continued until next year
A trial date for Billy Ray Turner, the man accused in the fatal shooting of NBA star Lorenzen Wright, could possibly be announced on Jan. 15 when Turner heads back to court.
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Homicide victims remembered at ‘Season of Remembrance’ event
Families and friends pay homage to homicide victims during the ninth-annual Season of Remembrance event hosted by Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and her staff.
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October 2019
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Hearing set to determine if DNA of executed man should be tested
A hearing is set for Oct. 14 to determine whether DNA in the Sedley Alley murder case should be tested in an attempt to clear the executed man.
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