Shootout Video - Memphis police in Tennessee respond to a mass shooting reported in Orange Mound at a “block party.”

Memphis police in Tennessee respond to a mass shooting reported in Orange Mound at a “block party.”Show more

Two people are dead and 14 others are hospitalized after a block party turned deadly at a park in Memphis on Saturday, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said during a press conference.

At the scene, officers found five gunshot victims, Davis said. Three were transported to area hospitals in critical condition, and two men were pronounced dead at the scene.

April 20, 2024

Memphis is a city on the Mississippi River in southwest Tennessee, famous for the influential strains of blues, soul and rock 'n' roll that originated there. Elvis Presley, B.B. King and Johnny Cash recorded albums at the legendary Sun Studio, and Presley’s Graceland mansion is a popular attraction. Other music landmarks include the Rock 'n' Soul Museum, Blues Hall of Fame and Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County, in the southwesternmost part of the state, and is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census,[7] Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee after Nashville