A Whitehaven family was asleep inside their apartment early Monday morning when the victim heard a loud noise coming from the front of the apartment. She later woke and discovered multiple bullet holes in the walls and windows, and now Memphis police are asking the public for help tracking down the shooter. No one inside was hurt, but the bullet holes left behind tell a far more frightening story than the quiet street scene suggests.
Officers responded at approximately 8:00 a.m. to a shots-fired call in the 4800 block of Farris Circle, according to Action News 5. The victim and her family were asleep inside the residence when she heard a loud noise coming from the front of the apartment, the outlet reported. It wasn't until afterward that she discovered multiple bullet holes in the walls and windows, a chilling reminder of just how close the gunfire had come to the people sleeping inside.
No Injuries, But a Suspect Still at Large
Despite the damage, no injuries were reported from the shooting, the station noted. Police described the suspect as a male wearing all-black clothing who was driving an older-model gray Nissan, though no arrest or identification has been announced. Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.
The Farris Circle address has drawn police attention before. A page from the Memphis Police Department notes that officers responded to a separate shooting in the same 4800 block on November 21, 2025, at 11:22 p.m. It is not established whether that earlier incident is connected in any way to Monday's shooting.
Part of a Troubling Pattern in Whitehaven
Gunfire striking occupied homes has become an unsettling theme in the Memphis area this year. A reported shooting at a Whitehaven apartment complex in March left two people injured when gunfire erupted on a Saturday afternoon, per FOX13 Memphis. And in September, two teenagers were shot and injured in their bedrooms early on Labor Day in the Autumn Ridge area, according to a separate Action News 5 report, underscoring how often bullets have found their way into homes where people were simply trying to sleep.
For now, the Monday morning shooting on Farris Circle remains under investigation, with police relying on the public's help to track down the man in black driving the gray Nissan. No further details about a motive or the number of shots fired have been released.
