Memphis police introduced Wednesday night time that they had taken into custody Ezekiel Kelly, the accused 19-year-old man mass shooter livestreaming his shooting spree. There isn’t a official phrase on victims but from police, nevertheless earlier native information reviews acknowledged one particular person had been killed and one wounded.
Kelly is a convicted prison who had been launched in March early from a 3 12 months sentence.
Memphis police earlier launched a BOLO photograph of Ezekiel Kelly.
“****UPDATE 9:28 PM****** SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY Ezekiel D. Kelly Please comply with our social media platforms for updates. Please keep away from the world of Ivan Highway & Hodge Highway”
*****UPDATE 9:28 PM******
SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY
Ezekiel D. Kelly
Please comply with our social media platforms for updates.
Please keep away from the world of Ivan Highway & Hodge Highway
— Memphis Police Dept (@MEM_PoliceDept) September 8, 2022
WMC-TV reporter Joyce Peterson posted Kelly has a warrant for homicide, “#NEW: the 19-year-old energetic shooter suspect Ezekiel Kelly has an energetic warrant due 1st Diploma Homicide. He’s being taken to a close-by fireplace station to be checked out.”
Peterson witnessed Kelly being captured by police.
#NEW: the 19-year-old energetic shooter suspect Ezekiel Kelly has an energetic warrant due 1st Diploma Homicide. He’s being taken to a close-by fireplace station to be checked out. pic.twitter.com/9DrL14peb6
— Joyce Peterson (@MemphoNewsLady) September 8, 2022
Native information reviews Kelly shot a girl in medical scrubs who went to his support after he feigned being damage.
ABC 24 Memphis reporting that the suspect pretended to wish assist after a crash and when a girl got here in scrubs got here to assist, he shot her pic.twitter.com/WsVEKbyy8H
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 8, 2022
Andy Ngo posted photographs from Kelly’s Fb web page and his rap sheet.
Breaking: The gunman on the middle of a city-wide manhunt in Memphis, Tenn. has been named as 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly. In the meantime, his Fb account has been rapidly taken down however I used to be in a position to avoid wasting of his photographs. pic.twitter.com/xw52u3txxj
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 8, 2022
Breaking: I regarded into the prison historical past of Ezekiel Kelly, the #Memphis gunman. Final 12 months he was convicted of aggravated assault & sentenced to three years jail however was launched early. His tried homicide & different felony costs have been dismissed.
He was charged as we speak with homicide pic.twitter.com/MSg5fGnFOz
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 8, 2022
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported Kelly’s early launch from a 3 12 months sentence:
“Kelly has prior arrests for tried first-degree homicide and reckless endangerment in 2020. He was sentenced to 3 years however was launched March 16 this 12 months. Police issued a warrant for first-degree homicide for Kelly on Wednesday night time. Police didn’t instantly say how many individuals have been injured or killed.”
