Suspicious package call shuts down part of Union Avenue
Memphis police officers have shut down a part of Union Avenue Thursday, March 21, as they investigate a suspicious package call at 1960 Union Ave., the address of news station WMC-TV. (Ben Wheeler/The Daily Memphian)
A suspicious package call shut down part of Union Avenue Thursday afternoon, March 21, as the Memphis Police Department investigated a possible bomb threat.
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Union Ave Memphis Police DepartmentAarron 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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