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MEMPHIS, Tenn Memphis Police Director Mike Rallings, is scheduled to retire next April.
“I am going to work up to my last day,” he says.
But he’s in for a rough time.
The murder of George Floyd, the shootings of others by police officers has changed everything. Then, toss in a pandemic, and you’ve got big problems.
“The gangs, the guns, the drugs, the domestic violence,” the Director says, has really plagued our community. And unfortunately, our community has spoke out about a lot of things, but there hasn’t been a lot of talk about violence. And to me,” Rallings says, that is what plagues Memphis.”
13 people were shot, five killed in separate shootings between Friday night and Monday morning. Author: Brad Broders Updated: 6:17 PM CDT April 12, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. There s familiar feelings of frustration following another violent weekend across Shelby County.
The latest violent surge - following a record high set in 2020 for homicides in Memphis - will be a major challenge that confronts whoever succeeds Memphis Police Director Mike Rallings after his retirement this week. We ve got to get to the substance of the problem, Memphis anti-violence advocate Stevie Moore said.
Moore had a busy weekend, dealing with 13 people shot between Friday night and Monday morning, five of them who didn t survive.
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