A Bunch Of Kids, One As Young At 10, Get Into A Shootout Over Shoes In Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FOX13 obtained shocking surveillance footage of a shootout in the middle of the day on the streets of North Memphis. A child, who appears to be no older than 10 years old, was caught in the middle of the violence.

The disturbing scene played out last Friday on Yale Road between Raleigh and Bartlett. According to investigators, it started with an attempted robbery over a pair of shoes.

The Memphis Police Department reports a group of five people including the small child tried to rob a man of his shoes, then tried to fight him when he refused to hand them over. The victim allegedly ran into a convenience store and hid behind the counter.

After the group of suspects stepped back out of the store, a surveillance camera captured a person rolling down the window of a nearby car and opening fire at the group.

The suspects were seen taking cover behind another car to get away from the bullets. Some members of the group then pulled guns of their own and returned fire, chasing the car into the street as it drove away.

The violence, though, was not over yet.

Source: Fox 4 Memphis