East Memphis community outraged by recent violence
Jul 17, 2021 / 10:09 PM CDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Members of an East Memphis community say they are fed up with violence after yet another shooting plagues the area.
Residents are very frustrated to see two shootings, one involving a child, happen on Sharpe Avenue in East Memphis.
“I hope they catch your [expletive]. Simple as that,” said one man who spoke with WREG. “If not, don’t bring that [expletive] back around here.”
Friday night, Memphis Police were called to a home where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital in extremely critical condition.
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County Sheriff A Tri-State cab driver reported at 5:32 a.m. Sunday she had transported a woman to a home on Waterford Road, Unity Township, and when they arrived the woman got out of the cab and did not pay her. Deputies spoke to the woman, who then paid the driver. Deputies and highway patrol troopers responded to a Georgetown Road, Knox Township, where a domestic dispute was reported. Both people involved claimed they had only been arguing and there was no domestic violence. The woman signed a refusal to prosecute and the man was given a ride to Minerva. A possible fight was reported in the area of Washington Street and Jackson Alley in Washingtonville at 1:08 a.m., April 24. Two intoxicated women told deputies they had been outside and yelling. They were told to stay inside for the rest of the night.
COLUMBIANA Wayside Lawn Structures on state Route 14 reported a theft of equipment that occured on Sunday. K-9 Csuti assisted the highway patrol with a vehicle sniff during a traffic stop at 6:53 p.m. Tuesday.
LEETONIA A Columbia Street resident reported at 3:11 p.m. Sunday her ex-boyfriend will not stop text messaging and harassing her. She was advised to block his number and to contact the courts if she wanted to pursue a protection order. A 200 block Chestnut Street resident reported at 1:43 p.m. Tuesday a package had been reported delivered to her front porch, but she never received it.
PERRY TOWNSHIP