Shelby County District Attorney’s Office Announces Mighty Lights Dynamic Light Show in Honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

On Tuesday, April 25th, the Mighty Lights will glow blue, green, and purple after sunset to commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, observed April 23rd to 29th. Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy will hold a press conference prior to the bridge lighting at 7:15PM at the Memphis Suffrage Monument, located behind the University of Memphis Law School Library at 1 North Front Street. The theme this year for NCVRW is: ‘Survivor Voices: Elevate. Engage. Effect Change.’

“Our office works tirelessly every day to ensure that crime victims in Shelby County feel heard, believed, and supported,” says DA Mulroy. “We strive to ensure that victims have access to all of the resources available to them, and we’re adding new resources. Recently, we partnered with West TN Therapy Dogs, and with the Shelby County Crime Victims and Rape Crisis Center to house an advocate in 201 Poplar, to more directly connect victims to the services they need both inside and outside of the courtroom.”

The show will begin at sunset. The first 10 minutes of each half hour will be a dynamic light show, and the next 20 minutes of the half hour will be blue, green, and purple static lights. The Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crimes chose blue, green, and purple as this year’s NCVRW theme colors. This alternation will continue until 10:30 p.m. After that, the lights will remain static until sunrise.