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<strong>Ezekiel Kelly appears in Judge James Jones&rsquo; courtroom on Monday, March 25, 2024.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)Public Safety

Man accused of city-wide shooting spree in 2022 gets new trial date

Ezekiel Kelly’s trial is now set for Feb. 9, 2026. 

By Aarron Fleming 22 hours ago
Memphis Tigers Basketball

Memphis guard Sincere Parker’s attorney: ‘We plan on fighting this’

Parker’s next court appearance is set for 9 a.m. on July 29 at Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 10.

By Parth Upadhyaya 20 hours ago
Public Safety

Ole Miss student’s killing a ‘priority one case for us’

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office found more than 40 rifle and pistol shell casings but is still trying to find out what led to the mass shooting. 

By Brandon LaGrone II July 21, 2025
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Two heads are better than one for driving down Memphis crime, but perception issues linger

Even though the Memphis Police Department’s numbers point to a decrease in crime, some in the city are skeptical.

By Aarron Fleming July 20, 2025

  • Sports

    Ole Miss football player killed in Cordova shooting

    Corey Adams was a freshman who signed with Ole Miss after helping lead his high school football team to a Louisiana state championship last season.

    By Jody Callahan July 20, 2025
  • Public Safety

    County reentry head sues feds over blocked access to firearm

    In the early 2000s, DeAndre Brown was convicted of bank fraud, and cannot own a gun. Now, he’s suing in federal court, claiming a violation of Second Amendment rights. 

    By Laura Testino July 19, 2025
  • Public Safety

    DOJ: Eight alleged Memphis gang members indicted

    The Young Mob gang allegedly “receives money and income from drug trafficking, kidnappings and robberies,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

    By Aarron Fleming July 18, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Steve Mulroy says stores with coin-operated game machines are gambling with law

    A court ruling determined these coin-operated mechanisms seen in some local convenience stores are, in fact, slot machines.

    By Bill Dries July 17, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Nichols’ attorneys want civil trial pushed until late 2026

    The requested trial date would be more than three and a half years after five now-former Memphis Police officers beat Tyré Nichols, who later died from his injuries. 

    By Samuel Hardiman July 15, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    Data dive: Numbers behind the story of Memphis’ crime decline

    The trend lines are clear on almost all fronts. After reaching high points in 2023, crime in Memphis is trending down at a higher rate through the first half of 2025 than it did through the first half of 2024.

    By Jane Donahoe July 06, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Suspect named in Downtown shooting that allegedly targeted police

    Victor Peeler, 23, is sought on 12 charges of attempted first-degree murder as well as one charge of reckless endangerment in the shooting that occurred early July 4.

    By Jody Callahan July 05, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Police say groups argued Downtown, then fired at officers early Friday

    Suspects allegedly opened fire on cops in Downtown Memphis early Friday morning, Memphis Police Department officials said.

    By Jody Callahan July 04, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    Federal judge recuses self from two more cases

    The federal judge who formerly presided over the criminal case of the five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyré Nichols has recused himself in more cases involving attorneys on the Nichols case.

    By Aarron Fleming July 03, 2025
  • Public Safety

    MPD identifies second victim in Memphis Rox shooting

    Jarmond Johnson, 25, an employee at the local rock-climbing facility, was the other man killed. 

    By Aarron Fleming July 02, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Police arrest mother of man who allegedly brought gun to 201 Poplar

    When officers came to arrest Dedrick Patterson at his home, they only found his father, who told officers his son had just left with his mother.

    By Aarron Fleming July 02, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Memphians ‘starting to feel the difference’ as crime declines, top cop says

    “While the data tells one part of the story, what matters is that people in our neighborhoods are starting to feel the difference in their homes,” Memphis Police Department Chief C.J. Davis said.

    By Aarron Fleming July 02, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Man charged in Memphis Rox shooting that killed two

    Farris Haley, 28, has been charged in a South Memphis double shooting Sunday, June 29, that killed a Memphis Rox employee.

    By Aarron Fleming June 30, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Double shooting at Memphis Rox

    One of the victims was an employee of the facility. Police have one person in custody.

    By Jody Callahan June 30, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    Retiring judge has ‘had enough’

    Four people have applied to be appointed to the remainder of Judge Paula Skahan’s term, which ends in 2030.

    By Aarron Fleming June 29, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Man arrested for allegedly bringing gun into 201 Poplar

    Video shows the man, who was in a wheelchair, being checked with a metal detector wand by a security officer before being waved through the checkpoint. 

    By Aarron Fleming June 28, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Downtown shooting critically injures man

    Officers responded to the shooting in the 200 block of Union Avenue at 11:34 p.m.

    By Aarron Fleming June 28, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Federal judge removes himself in another high-profile case

    Judge Mark Norris’ removal of himself follows his recusal in the federal criminal case of the five former Memphis Police Department officers who were charged in relation to Tyré Nichols’ 2023 death.

    By Samuel Hardiman June 26, 2025
  • Public Safety

    City wants access to docs in Memphis officers’ criminal case

    On Wednesday, June 25, the city’s private attorneys filed a motion requesting that the city, which is not a party to the case, be granted access to 16 sealed documents in the case. 

    By Samuel Hardiman June 26, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Recused judge in Nichols case in ‘completely uncharted’ territory

    The federal judge formerly presiding over the Tyré Nichols case could be deposed over his recusal from the case earlier this month.

    By Aarron Fleming June 25, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Police officer fatally shoots man in Parkway Village

    At 5:48 a.m., officers responded to an armed party call at a Shell gas station at South Goodlett Street and Winchester Road.

    By Aarron Fleming June 24, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    With state stretched thin, Memphis area pushes for local crime lab

    Harris also told commissioners June 18 he is open to supporting a property tax increase to fund the lab. 

    By Aarron Fleming June 22, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Ceremony remembers those killed by Memphis police

    Families of people slain by Memphis police came together Saturday. They included those whose deaths were deemed unjust as well as others whose deaths were ruled justified.

    By Jody Callahan June 21, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Judge recusal adds turmoil to sentencing of former MPD officers

    The former officers charged in Tyré Nichols’ death could now be sentenced as late as October, nearly a year after three of them — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith — were convicted at trial.

    By Aarron Fleming June 20, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Alleged Young stalker ‘not a bad man,’ family says

    “I know the conditions of the release. But he just wants to talk to him and I’m gonna ask the mayor, is he too busy?” the man’s uncle said. “(He’s) the mayor of the city. If he’s got a citizen that wants to talk to him, talk to him.”

    By Jody Callahan June 20, 2025

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