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A sheriff’s deputy acted in self-defense when he shot and killed a sexual-assault suspect who had stabbed him in the arm following a foot chase last summer near 201 Poplar, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

An East Memphis teen was indicted Thursday in the robbery and shooting death of an acquaintance in 2018, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A Whitehaven man has been indicted in the shooting death this summer of a teen-aged Arkansas woman he allegedly had been trafficking for commercial sex acts, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A 29-year-old man was indicted Tuesday on first-degree murder and other felony counts for allegedly shooting into a parked vehicle with three adults and three young children inside, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Memphis police officers acted within the law when they fatally shot a 20-year-old man last year in Whitehaven as he ran at one officer while holding a knife, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A hospitality agent who fraudulently solicited hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors to buy and sell tickets and amenities to the NFL Super Bowl, the Masters Golf Tournament and other top sporting events pled guilty Thursday to felony theft of property, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A Raleigh-area man who came home unannounced and found someone hiding in his closet was indicted Thursday on second-degree murder charges, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A 27-year-old man accused of breaking into a southeast Memphis apartment last year and killing a resident has been indicted on first-degree murder and other charges, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A 27-year-old man was indicted Tuesday on first-degree murder and other charges related to the shooting death of a car dealer earlier this year in the Raleigh area, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

The parents of a 13-year-old boy who shot and killed his 9-year-old cousin while playing with his father’s gun have been indicted on charges of criminally negligent homicide, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

On Wednesday, Dec. 2, the Mighty Lights on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge will glow red, white and black after sunset in honor of each of the 293 lives lost to acts of violence in Memphis this year, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Due to COVID-19, our office will be unable to host our annual Season of Remembrance event – a ceremony designed to remember Shelby County homicide victims – bringing a small bit of peace to their families during the holiday season. In lieu of our usual ceremony, we are providing socially-distanced opportunities to honor them, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Nov. 20, 2020 – A 27-year-old man has been indicted in the fatal shooting of another man after an argument in September at a gas station turned physical, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Nov. 19, 2020 – A Millington man has been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the early-morning shooting death earlier this year of a delivery truck driver in South Memphis, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Nov. 19, 2020 – A Raleigh teen has been indicted in the shooting death this summer of another teenager at a Frayser service station, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Nov. 18, 2020 – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s report on the non-fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man by a Memphis officer two years ago in South Memphis has been posted online by Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Nov. 18, 2020 – A grand jury has indicted a Kentucky woman in the stabbing death of a friend during an argument earlier this year, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Nov. 18, 2020 – A Mississippi man has been indicted on a count of first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing a man while viewing his collection of knives and swords, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A Frayser man has been indicted in two fatal shootings that occurred about 10 minutes apart in separate locations in South Memphis earlier this year, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.