Why the uptick in workplace shootings and how do we react?
Memphis Police Department officers work the scene of a post office in the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee after a deadly shooting Oct. 12, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The sudden rise of workplace shootings may be attributed to the stress of coming out of COVID, said Dr. Stephen Watts, a criminologist and victimologist in Memphis.
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Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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