Chaos erupted on a Memphis street when an argument turned violent, leaving three people with bullet wounds. According to the FOX13, the incident unfolded in the Cherokee neighborhood on Amarillo Street. Two men and a woman became targets in the gunfire, which rang out in the middle of the day.
The brutality of the assault has two men clinging to life, their conditions deemed life-threatening by the authorities. The female victim, however, has stabilized, reminders of daylight turning dark as bullets flew through the air. After the violent exchange, investigators are canvassing the neighborhood in search of the elusive suspects, Local Memphis reports state.
"There were about 13 shots," an eyewitness recounted to reporters at FOX13. The chilling memory was shared by a passerby who found themselves mere feet from the victims when the serene streetscape was shattered by gunfire. Law enforcement's response to the mayhem was timestamped at 3:54 p.m., a Thursday afternoon that won’t soon be wiped from the community's memory.
Those injured were rushed to Regional One Hospital, the men in critical condition, and the woman considered non-critical, according to details from Action News 5. As the neighborhood grapples with the aftermath, the Memphis Police Department continues their search, the suspects' whereabouts as much a mystery as the argument that seeded this tragic event. The community, now pierced by the violence that unfurled on Amarillo Street, awaits justice as much as recovery, an uneasy calm hanging like a pall over Cherokee Heights.
