Incident

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2-27-2023 Tennessee Memphis 4-1

Location

February 27, 2023

W Essex Ave and Arkansas St
Memphis, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Cory Blocker
Age: 22
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)

Notes

South Memphis, two dead and two shot in dispute over car, fifth shot arrived at hospital by private vehicle.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/02/27/mpd-2-dead-2-injured-south-memphis-shooting/

URL: https://wreg.com/news/local/four-shot-two-dead-in-south-memphis/

URL: https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/02/28/mpd-2-dead-3-injured-south-memphis-shooting/

URL: https://wreg.com/news/local/suspect-charged-after-four-shot-two-killed-in-south-memphis/

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 86