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A 58-year-old man was indicted Tuesday on first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of a Mississippi man during a fight at a party in 2020, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A private residence in a Cordova neighborhood where sheriff’s deputies have responded to 265 calls in the past two years was closed Thursday as a public nuisance, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A news conference will be held Wednesday morning announcing the second Unity Walk Against Gun Violence to be held this weekend in Whitehaven.

Last October a judge granted Pervis Payne’s request for DNA testing. She even allowed him to pick which items were to be tested and who would do the testing. In January, the results of those tests came back. Based on the court’s review of the report, the judge dismissed this last ditch effort to avoid execution. The results changed nothing. Why? Because Pervis Payne’s guilt does not rest on DNA. DNA did not convict him and unknown DNA on the crime scene items does not erase the facts or remove his guilt.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved a request by Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich to offer a cash reward for information to help solve the 2019 murder of 13-year-old Demonte Johnson.

A Midtown nightspot that was closed temporarily in September of 2019 as a public nuisance was closed again Wednesday for violating a consent agreement to address violations, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A Collierville police officer who fatally shot a homeowner armed with a handgun last year will face no criminal charges, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

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.