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Man Fatally Shot in Parkway Village, Memphis Police Launch Investigation at American Way and Cherry Road

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Published on August 05, 2024
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Early Monday morning, a man was fatally shot in Parkway Village, leading to an investigation by the Memphis Police Department. According to Local Memphis, the incident occurred shortly after 3 a.m. at the intersection of American Way and Cherry Road where police found the man with a gunshot wound and pronounced him dead on the scene.

"Officers found the victim and he was pronounced dead at the scene. This is an ongoing investigation," as stated by Action 5 News.

Additionally, when the team from WREG arrived at the location, their observation revealed a burned car that had gone into a ditch nearby, a silent witness to the morning's grim events, and Memphis Police's statement, indicating the complexity of the scene they encountered.