Whitehaven schools went on lockdown after off-campus shooting
A Memphis Police Department officer walks on the scene of the accident after a driver crashed into a brick wall in the Lion’s Gate neighborhood across from Whitehaven High School after being shot at multiple times on Sept. 27, 2023. (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian)
Whitehaven Elementary and Whitehaven High schools went on a precautionary lockdown as police investigated an off-campus shooting Wednesday afternoon.
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Whitehaven High School Memphis-Shelby County Schools Law EnforcementJulia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia 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.
Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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