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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATE 7:57 P.M. The man claims to have shot five people in a Facebook Live video seen by FOX13. In that video, the man appears to walk into an AutoZone store, aim a gun at a man and pull the trigger.
Memphis Police said the 19-year-old man responsible for multiple shootings is in a grey SUV. UPDATE: 7:55 P.M. The City of Memphis issued a statement at 7:55 p.m. “If you do not need to be out, please stay home!” the city tweeted.
UPDATE: 7:52 P.M. It’s unknown how many shootings this man is connected to at this time, but there have been at least three shootings reported today by Memphis Police. A 24-year-old man was killed on Lyndale Avenue at 12:56 a.m. A man was shot and killed at a BP gas station on East Parkway at 4:35 p.m., according to police. A woman was shot just one minute later on Norris Road and critically injured, police said.
UPDATE 7:36 P.M. Memphis Police said the 19-year-old man wanted for multiple shootings in the city is now believed to be in a grey Toyota SUV. Police said the man is still at large and urged everybody to stay indoors.
UPDATE 9:17 P.M.
Ezekiel Kelly is in custody, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office. He was arrested after wrecking near Ivan Road and Hodges Road.
ORIGINAL STORY: An armed and dangerous man is going around Memphis shooting people, according to Memphis Police.
Police said this is the 19-year-old man responsible for the shooting spree in Memphis on Wednesday, September 7. At least two shootings had been reported in Memphis as of 7 p.m., a deadly shooting at a BP gas station on South Parkway and a woman who was critically injured after being shot on Norris Road near I-240. Memphis Police tweeted around 7 p.m. alerting the public. The man is allegedly driving a blue or silver Infiniti car and recording himself shooting people on Facebook live, police said.
Police do not have any exact location for this man at this time. Memphis Police said that the Infiniti he is in reportedly has a red dealer tag and a rear window busted out. If you have any information who this man is or where he may be, call 911 immediately.