Four bar shootings in August so far. Is there a solution?
Bar and restaurant shootings happen every day around the country, not just in Memphis, according to one expert. But there are steps that can be taken to prevent them. (Courtesy Pixabay)
Focuz Lounge.
James’s Lounge.
Railgarten.
Hookah Cloud.
Gunfire has interrupted nights of revelry at Memphis nightclubs at least four times this month. Two people have died, and 10 more have been injured in the shootings.
Bar and restaurant shootings happen every day around the country, not just in Memphis, according to one expert. But there are steps that can be taken to prevent them.
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Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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