Memphis police investigate mass shooting in Medical District
Five people were shot Saturday night at North Dunlap Street and Mosby Avenue, which is about two blocks north of Poplar Avenue in the Medical Center. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Five people were shot, one fatally, in a shooting in the Medical District, the Memphis Police Department announced Sunday, April 20.
The shooting occurred April 19, according to MPD. Officers responded to the shooting at Mosby Avenue and North Dunlap Street at 8:08 p.m. where they found five people injured. Three were in non-critical condition and two were critical. One of the victims has since died, MPD said.
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Aarron Fleming
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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