Memphis Shooting Suspect In Custody; 4 killed, 3 wounded; Livestream Terror On Facebook

Police here say a man who drove about the city shooting at people, killing four, during an hourslong spree that led scared locals to hide in place Wednesday has been caught.

Ezekiel Kelly, 19, who was charged with attempted first-degree murder as an adult in 2020, was apprehended in the Whitehaven district of Memphis at 9 p.m., according to police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph. Charges were pending, according to Cerelyn "CJ" Davis, director of the Memphis Police Department.

According to Davis, there were seven gunshots around Memphis that left four individuals dead and three others injured. The attack started at 12:56 a.m. on Wednesday and lasted until around 8:30 p.m. The seven gunshots plus the carjacking of a Dodge Challenger in Southaven, Mississippi, totaled at least eight crime sites, according to Davis.

After crashing during a high-speed chase from Mississippi back to Memphis, the suspect was apprehended. It happened after the carjacking in Memphis' southern neighbor, Southaven.