A 29-year-old Memphis man is facing five counts of attempted second-degree murder after police say he opened fire on a Soulsville home with two children among five people inside, leaving the house and a parked vehicle riddled with bullets. Deon Moore is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday at 9 a.m., though his bond has yet to be set.
According to WREG, police were called to Lenow Park Drive on August 17 after hearing several shots fired in the immediate area. A witness reported that his girlfriend's home had been struck multiple times by gunfire. The girlfriend was inside at the time with her two children and two other people, according to the outlet's report. Investigators later determined the home had been hit six times, while the woman's parked vehicle was struck five times.
Video Leads Police to a Speeding Charger
The following day, on August 18, police received a witness report that helped investigators piece together the sequence of events. Video footage reviewed by police captured a black sedan reversing southbound into the area of the woman's home before speeding away down the street, per the station's report. Officers matched the sedan's description to a black Dodge Charger they later saw speeding eastbound on Williams Avenue toward Lenow Park, according to police.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on the Charger and told the outlet they saw a black handgun and a black AR-style rifle inside the vehicle, along with a black shell cartridge catcher — an aftermarket accessory designed to trap ejected shell casings and keep brass from being left at a scene. Police detained three people from the car, identifying the driver as Deon Moore, who was traveling with two other individuals.
Forensic Match Ties Casings to Seized Glock
Investigators recovered thirteen .40-caliber shell casings outside the woman's home. A search warrant executed on the Dodge Charger on August 19 turned up a black Glock 22 Gen4 .40-caliber handgun and a black ABC Rifle-15 chambered in 5.56 caliber, according to the report. The ABC Rifle-15 is manufactured by American Built Custom, an ATF-licensed U.S. gunmaker that produces AR-15 platform rifles chambered in 5.56 NATO and .223 Remington, per background from the ABC Rifle Company.
Forensic results on August 20 showed the .40-caliber casings found outside the home matched the Glock 22 recovered from the Charger, giving investigators a direct physical link between the vehicle and the gunfire. No injuries were reported in the shooting. Moore is charged with five counts of criminal attempt second-degree murder as well as employment of a firearm with intent to commit a felony, WREG reports.
What Moore Could Face in Court
Under Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-13-210 and § 39-12-101, attempted second-degree murder is a Class B felony carrying a sentencing range of 8 to 30 years in state prison depending on the offender's criminal history, according to Justia. Separately, employing a firearm during a dangerous felony is a Class C felony under Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-1324, carrying a mandatory minimum six-year sentence without parole that must be served consecutively to any sentence for the underlying felony.
Local sentencing precedent underscores the stakes Moore faces. The Shelby County District Attorney's Office has noted that defendants convicted of attempted murder alongside firearm employment charges have received sentences exceeding 30 years, with judges ordering mandatory consecutive service for the firearm counts. Moore's initial court appearance will take place in General Sessions Criminal Court at the 201 Poplar Avenue judicial complex, the venue where felony suspects arrested in Memphis face bond hearings.
A Neighborhood With a Complicated History
The shooting took place in Soulsville, a South Memphis neighborhood best known as the birthplace of Stax Records but one that has also long struggled with poverty and elevated violent crime. The incident comes even as citywide numbers have trended downward — Memphis Police Department data shows overall crime fell 27% in 2025, with homicides dropping 26% to 184, the first year since 2019 the city recorded fewer than 200 killings. The department reported that trend continuing into 2026, with citywide crime down 41.5% and homicides down 31% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year earlier.
It remains unclear what relationship, if any, Moore had with the people inside the home, and whether the two other individuals detained alongside him in the Dodge Charger will face charges of their own. WREG's report does not specify whether prior domestic violence complaints or protective orders were involved in the case.
