How crime changed one victim’s life, views about Memphis
Memphis Police Officers respond to a homicide in North Memphis Feb. 3, 2021. (Daily Memphian/file)
Violent crime is both a national problem and a Memphis problem. But when criminals point guns your way, as 26-year-old engineer Manuel Rodriguez discovered, it forever becomes part of your personal history. So much so, that you consider leaving the city you have always called home.
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Memphis crime Memphis Shelby Crime Commission Bobby White Manuel Rodriguez Cerelyn "C.J." Davis Mayor Jim Strickland Shelby County District Attorney General Amy WeirichDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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