Trial date for Ezekiel Kelly delayed
Ezekiel Kelly appeared in Judge James Jones’ courtroom on March 25, 2024. He’ll return to court in July to get a new trial date. He is accused of a 2022 shooting spree that left three people dead and three injured. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The man accused in a citywide shooting spree in September 2022, in which he allegedly killed three people and wounded three others, will return to court in July to receive a new trial date.
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Ezekiel KellyAarron 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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