Police are looking for a 19-year-old man accused of shooting multiple people in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday, who may have posted the violence on Facebook.
The number of people shot and their conditions were not immediately available.
Police tweeted around 7 p.m. for residents to be on alert for a man “responsible for multiple shooting.” Police not provide additional information about the shooting locations.
“We are getting reports that he is recording his actions on Facebook. We do not have a specific location of where he is now,” the tweet stated.
The police department did not immediately respond to a request for more details.
“We don’t know his motive, we just know that he is responsible for multiple shootings at this time,” police Major Karen Rudolph, a department spokesperson, told NBC affiliate WMC of Memphis in an on-air phone interview.
Rudolph confirmed to WMC that the suspect recorded a shooting.
“Yes, that is true,” she said. “We did receive a video where he was recording himself”
Police released a photo of the suspect and said he is thought to be driving a gray SUV.
“The suspect is still at large. If you do not have to be out, stay indoors until this is resolved,” police tweeted. The city of Memphis also told people to stay home.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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