‘What could a person have done to make you do this?’
Those who know alleged mass shooter Ezekiel Kelly try to come to terms with Sept. 7
Marcus Cash said Ezekiel Kelly was an acquaintance he met through his friend Dewayne Tunstall. Tunstall was shot outside Cash’s Highland Heights home on the morning of Sept. 7. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Juvenile records, a longtime girlfriend and a casual acquaintance seem to suggest Kelly was a person who got into trouble as early as middle school, who was exposed to drugs, violence and gangs and who was perhaps dealing with the recent violent losses of both his best friend and his half-brother.
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Julia Baker
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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