Young, Mulroy push for stiffer penalties for gun switches
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy discusses the city’s approach to crime prevention during press conference on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 at City Hall. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and Memphis Mayor Paul Young are pushing for stiffer penalties for people who are caught possessing gun “switches.”
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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