A man was fatally shot in Frayser late Sunday night, with police apprehending the suspect at the scene. The Memphis Police Department reported that officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of Ardmore Street at 11:55 p.m., responding to a call about gunfire. They discovered a male victim with a gunshot wound who was later declared dead on the spot.
As police cordoned off the area of Ardmore Street and Nunnelee Avenue, just before the stroke of midnight, neighbors peered out from behind closed doors, the darkness of night shattered by the stark flashing of blue and red lights. Action News 5 reported that the man was found with a gunshot wound but was pronounced dead right there where the pavement told no tales.
Details surrounding the motive and identity of the suspect remain scant as investigators work to uncover the threads of what led to this fatal confrontation. The Memphis Police Department has not released the name of the deceased, pending notification of kin and the greater queries of why and how that follow in the wake of such tragedies.
The Memphis community of Frayser, now grappling with the weight of another life lost, is urged by the authorities to contribute any piece of knowledge that may shine a light on this crime. Just after midnight, the body was discovered breathless, as if Frayser Boulevard itself was holding its breath, waiting for an answer to the violence that had visited its streets, said the Memphis Police Department. "Anyone with information should call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH," FOX13 Memphis echoed the plea for public assistance in what has become an all too familiar refrain in search of justice.
