Five indicted for involvement in shooting during funeral
Five alleged gang members involved in a shooting last year during a funeral procession have been indicted. The shooting occurred as a funeral procession for 16-year-old Je’Marco Smith, who was shot and killed several weeks earlier in Raleigh, was moving along the 2100 block of Hunter Avenue in North Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
The shooting occurred Oct. 23, 2021 as a funeral procession for 16-year-old Je’Marco Smith was moving along in North Memphis.
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District Attorney’s Office indictment funeral processionJulia 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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