‘Everybody needs justice:’ Victims, leaders sound off on bail practices after shooting spree
“Everyone, they liked him,” Shehab Yahya said of his murdered son Fares. “He had a lot of friendships with everyone.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
“Y’all just let him out to do the same thing that he’s already out on bond for,” Domonique Coleman said. “I feel like they should have just kept him in jail.”
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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.
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