A man is currently being treated at Regional One Hospital after sustaining injuries in a shooting incident on Monday evening in the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis. The Memphis Police Department was called to the scene on Deadrick Avenue around 7:44 p.m., where officers discovered one victim with gunshot wounds. Initially taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to Action News 5, the man's injuries were later upgraded to non-life-threatening.
While the aftermath of gunfire left its mark upon property, the specifics of the damage have yet to be disclosed. The police, in their ongoing search for potentially other victims, have canvassed an area spanning from Deadrick Avenue to an adjacent block over on Supreme Avenue, where the incident is believed to have taken place. Authorities, at this point, have not released any information about a possible suspect. With the investigation continuing, those with information have been urged to get in touch with CrimeStoppers, as directed in a report by FOX13 Memphis.
The Memphis Police Department's communication with the local media outlets emphasized that the shooting likely occurred on the 2700 block of Supreme Avenue. Despite the initial critical status of the man injured, his condition saw improvement, contradicting earlier, more bleak prognoses, as narrated by WREG News.
