Incident
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1-26-2025 Arkansas West Memphis 1-2
Location
January 26, 2025
1900 block of Scottwood StWest Memphis, Arkansas
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Status: Unharmed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Wendell Moore
- Age: 14
- Age Group: Teen 12-17
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Age: 16
- Age Group: Teen 12-17
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Home Invasion
- Home Invasion - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
- Home Invasion - subject/suspect/perpetrator injured
- Defensive Use
- Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
- Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established
Notes
homeowner shot two teens after they broke into house through rear window, one later died; two surviving boys (incl 11 year old lookout) charged with homicide for death of their accomplice;
Guns Involved
2 guns involved.
- Type: Unknown
- Type: Unknown
Sources
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- URL: https://wreg.com/news/11-year-old-16-year-old-charged-with-murder-after-west-memphis-break-in-turns-deadly/
District
Congressional District: 1State Senate District: 9
State House District: 35