A video clip showing a gunman opening fire in Memphis, Tennessee, during a shooting spree on September 7, 2022, has been shared on social media. The video came from a graphic Facebook Live video posted by the suspected shooter. The video can be seen further down in this article.
Police named the suspected gunman as Ezekiel Kelly, 19, and they shared a photo from the Facebook page “Zeek Huncho.” Kelly is now in custody, police say.
In an evening news conference, the Memphis police chief, C.J. Davis,
gave a detailed timeline, revealing that four people were shot to death, another three were shot, and an eighth victim was carjacked but uninjured.
Allison Parker, a young mother and medical assistant, was named as one of the deceased victims.
Kelly, a Memphis resident, was wanted on an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree murder issued on September 7, Shelby County court records viewed by Heavy show. Authorities have not released any information about that case.
The death toll is not yet clear, but police released information showing that three people were shot in the city on September 2, and two have died, including one at a BP gas station.
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Memphis police wrote at about 7 p.m. central time, “ALERT!! ARMED AND DANGEROUS!!!! Be on the lookout for a male Black occupying a blue or silver sedan (possibly an Infiniti or Nissan) who is responsible for multiple shootings. We are getting reports that he is recording his actions on Facebook. We do not have a specific location of where he is now. If you have any information of his whereabouts call 911 immediately.”
Police then wrote that the gunman had changed cars, “UPDATE: suspect is now believed to be in a grey Toyota SUV.”
UPDATE: the vehicle reportedly has a red dealer tag and a rear window busted out.
Memphis police shared the photo from the Facebook page and wrote as the active shooter reports broke out on the evening of September 7, 2022, “The suspect is a 19-year-old male Black driving a light blue Infiniti.”
At Least Two Victims have Been Shot, Police Say
The suspect is a 19-year-old male Black driving a light blue Infiniti.
The active shooter scare comes as Memphis is reeling from the abduction and murder of jogger Eliza Fletcher.
Police wrote several warnings about the active shooter on Twitter.
“UPDATE: the vehicle reportedly has a red dealer tag and a rear window busted out,” police wrote.
They provided information on some of the shootings:
At 4:35 PM, MPD responded to a shooting at 946 East Parkway South, where a male victim was located with a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased on scene. There is no suspect information at this time. Call 901-528-CASH with tips.
At 4:36PM officers responded to a shooting on Norris Road near I-240 Southbound Ramp. Officers located a female victim with a gunshot wound. She was transported to ROH in critical condition. Please avoid the area as this is an ongoing investigation.
A woman wrote, “Memphis followers get in the house and don’t stop at any gas stations there’s an active shooter shooting people at random 😳”
🚨BREAKING: Memphis Police is searching for a man who is allegedly driving around the city shooting at people and recording it on social media. The suspect is believed to be driving an Infinity or Nissan. He is considered armed and dangerous.
The top visible post on the Zeek Huncho Facebook page is from August 18, and it reads, “I’m sorry momma I know you hate how I live fuc it this just what it is I got you 4 life I know you pray every night I swear wont GO witout a fight I promise I want go out like his kinfolk #JustUs.”
FacebookZeek Huncho Facebook photo
The Zeek Huncho page reads, “longlive kinglonglive ricolonglive terio ,8-8-22 #SVMCEOZEEK #NHC,” and says its user lives in Memphis and is from Spring Valley, Tennessee.
In July, he wrote, “If I Lose It All Today I’ll Get It Back Tomorrow 💥Ima Natural Born Hustla Been This Way Since A Toddler💰 #fifthball”
Another July post refers to a shootout:
“I can’t lie again, I can’t tell on my friend
They asked and you told what you knew ’bout ✅
I charged my F&N, hope it blow again
I’m the first one to shoot in a shootout 💚”
FacebookPhoto on the Zeek Huncho Facebook page.
He wrote in June, “I just don’t understand this ‘I pray to the judge’ but you was my charge partner and you describe to the judge im the driver and my nick and government name people are delusional 🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️”
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