Man charged in Memphis Rox shooting that killed two
A view of the climbing walls inside Memphis Rox, a climbing facility and gym located in South Memphis. A man has been charged in a shooting of two men that took place at the nonprofit. (Houston Colfield/The Daily Memphian file)
Farris Haley, 28, has been charged in a South Memphis double shooting Sunday, June 29, that killed a Memphis Rox employee.
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Memphis Rox fatal shootingAarron 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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