Such a brave young man...
He is "passionate about his cause". He's probably on his way to Memphis as soon as he wraps up in Chicago.
I grew up not too far from Memphis and had never heard of this area before today. Memphis has been sliding down into ****hole territory for years now and I don’t see it ever changing.Took place in Orange Mound Park, in the Orange Mound subdivision of Memphis. Historically, Orange Mound was built by blacks specifically for blacks in the 1890's on what had been a 5,000 acre slave plantation. Drugs and crime invaded it in the 1980's - 1990's with cocaine and crack in particular. Some within the city and the subdivision claim crime has been reduced since then, but it's infested now with Gangstas and Gang-Bangers, particularly among young adults in their 20's that are attracting and pulling teenagers into their THUG criminal lifestyle. While not the absolute worst violent crime subdivision in Memphis, it's a close second, and completely surrounded by the worst. I wasn't at all surprised when I heard about the shooting that it had occurred in Orange Mound.
Albeit without a "permit" from he city, the "Block Party" was widely advertised within the neighborhood on flyers which spread to social media. We should know from recent events elsewhere around the country what that does, attracting Gangstas and Gang-Bangers from elsewhere who want in on the party. All it takes then is someone looking cross-eyed or staring sideways at someone else, and the guns come out.
Thought I'd provide some back story on the subdivision and neighborhood for context.
The company I work for has a location in Nashville. We used to do bigger jobs over there when the site was part of a company that has locations in both places. Due to how much of a dangerous ****hole that place has become, management has decided its no longer worth the drive. We now tell that customer "cant help you there".I grew up not too far from Memphis and had never heard of this area before today. Memphis has been sliding down into ****hole territory for years now and I don’t see it ever changing.
Maybe they werent as good at gang banging as they led on?For all the many thousands they brandished on social media, their relatives have GoFundMe accounts set up to pay for their funerals. Where's all that cash they had that they were flashing on social media?
Arrested for stolen car and weapon modified to be full automatic, only charged with stolen car, no weapons charge - probably under disability even if the Glock wasn't modified but back out on the street with NO gun chargesMemphis Police say around 2 a.m., officers responded to a suspicious vehicle call at Horn Lake Road and Charter Avenue. As they approached the vehicle, a suspect fired shots at the officers, who returned fire.
The vehicle fled and was located in the 400 block of Hewlett Road. One suspect was captured immediately, while another ran from the scene and was found nearby, police said. The vehicle used was reportedly stolen.
Davis said the 18-year-old who was killed Friday had been arrested in March, in a stolen vehicle with an illegal, modified semi-automatic weapon with a Glock switch that upgraded it to fully automatic. He was charged for two stolen vehicles and a programming device used to steal cars.