MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) A Tennessee man has been charged with fatally shooting a bystander to an argument a 55-year old woman who was holding her grandson when she was killed, prosecutors said. Darrell Peterson, 37, has been indicted on first-degree murder and other charges in the May 2020 death of Patricia Draper Bryant, the Shelby County district attorney's office said Monday. Investigators said a group of women wielding bats and knives was involved in an altercation in Memphis when two of them began smashing windows at one home.
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Man indicted in 2020 shooting that killed Frayser grandmother
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A man has been indicted in a shooting that injured several people and killed a woman holding her grandson.
37-year-old Darrell Peterson is facing charges of first -degree murder, attempted first -degree murder, employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony, and convicted felon on possession of a firearm.
The shooting happened May 16, 2020 in the 4000 block of Knob Drive in Frayser and claimed the life of 55-year-old Patricia Bryant, who was in her yard holding her baby grandson.
Investigators say a group of women was involved in an altercation when two of them began smashing windows at one residence. They say moments later, Peterson drove up, shouted at some in the crowd, and fired several shots. The altercation was livestreamed on Facebook.