Early Saturday morning, a grim scene unfolded in Westwood as three individuals were gunned down and critically wounded in a shooting incident that has jarred the community, authorities confirmed the violent episode occurred on Tomahawk Street near Western Park Drive as the city slumbered at approximately 3:06 a.m.
The victims, a 24-year-old woman, a 25-year-old man, and a 31-year-old woman, were quickly transported to Regional One Hospital, facing dire conditions, their lives hanging in the balance, this tragic news was reported by Action News 5 along with details that the Memphis Police Department received the distress call just after the witching hour and were on the scene at the double, per FOX13 Memphis.
The shooter, currently at large, was last seen fleeing the scene in a black sedan sparking a manhunt in the city, and the police are urging anyone with information to step forward and contact CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH, as demonstrated by a forceful appeal from law enforcement officials shared by Action News 5 and echoed by other outlets.
In the aftermath of the violence, the community reels, questions circulate and the Memphis Police are pooling every resource at their disposal to apprehend the individual responsible for the havoc wrought upon seemingly ordinary citizens witnesses and tips are imperative in these crucial hours where each tick of the clock is a reminder of lives on the precipice, as detailed by WREG.
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