A Memphis television reporter got emotional while discussing a shooting spree Wednesday that left four people dead and three wounded just days after a local jogger was abducted and later found dead.
“This is an extremely dangerous situation. And I know …,” Joyce Peterson, a reporter with NBC affiliate WMC of Memphis, said before trailing off.
“Memphis is tired right now. Yeah. I’m good. I’m with you all,” she said. “Memphis is tired right now. … It’s difficult right now. Bear with me. It’s a very nerve-wracking night.”
The shootings happened Wednesday beginning with a man who was found dead in a driveway just before 1 a.m. Hours later, around 4:38 p.m., another man was found fatally shot in his vehicle, according to authorities. Video from a nearby business showed a gray sedan pull up next to the victim’s car before the shooting.
Another victim, a woman, was found at 4:40 p.m. suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. She was hospitalized in non-critical condition. Other victims include two men who were wounded and two women killed.
The suspected shooter, Ezekiel Dejuan Kelly, 19, was arrested around 9:20 p.m. and was charged with first-degree murder early Thursday.
Two days before the shootings, Eliza Fletcher was found dead after she was abducted during a jog Friday morning near the University of Memphis. The suspect in that case, Cleotha Abston, was arrested and arraigned on numerous offenses including first-degree murder and kidnapping.
Peterson said both crimes have contributed to a “very difficult week.”
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