Police arrest suspect after hourslong city search

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Authorities arrested a person they are saying is responsible for several shootings Wednesday night, bringing an finish to an hourslong search that had police urging individuals to remain indoors.

The Memphis Police Division recognized the suspect as Ezekiel Kelly, 19, after receiving stories of an individual taking pictures and posting stay movies on Fb. It was not instantly recognized if anybody had been killed. 

A neighborhood in south Memphis was underneath a shelter-in-place order as police looked for Kelly. The order was lifted after Kelly was taken into custody after 9 p.m. within the Whitehaven neighborhood, authorities stated.

Police stated Kelly was driving a light-weight blue Infiniti and later switched autos to a grey Toyota with an Arkansas license plate.

Southaven Police Division stated on Twitter that shortly earlier than 9 p.m., officers responded to a motorized vehicle theft and “instantly realized” that Kelly was the suspect.

Fb movies Kelly posted earlier Wednesday have been faraway from the platform. Kelly’s Instagram account was additionally taken down.

Memphis Police Division Sgt. Louis Brownlee stated Kelly has prior arrests for tried first-degree homicide, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment in 2020. He was sentenced to 3 years however was launched on March 16, this 12 months.

Police issued a warrant for first-degree homicide for Kelly on Wednesday evening.

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The College of Memphis alerted the campus of a taking pictures within the southwest nook of campus. The individual “instantly fled” the realm and “there isn’t any risk presently on the College,” based on the alerts.