State suspends liquor license of Purple Haze nightclub

By Yolanda Jones, Daily Memphian Published: September 17, 2018 4:30 PM CT

Purple Haze, a Downtown Memphis nightclub that announced last week it was closing indefinitely after four people were shot there, has now had its liquor license suspended by the state.

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State suspends liquor license of Purple Haze nightclub

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