A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Thursday evening after a shooting in Memphis's Alcy-Ball neighborhood, and police are still searching for the person responsible. Officers responded to a shooting call off West Hillview Drive and East Alcy Road just after 6:15 p.m., arriving to find the victim badly wounded.
According to Action News 5, officers found the man in critical condition when they arrived at the scene, and he was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Police described the responsible party as a man wearing a black shirt and khaki pants, though no arrest has been reported. A separate account from WREG placed the shooting in the 2400 block of West Hillview Drive around the same time, also noting the victim was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
Investigation Remains Active
Police say this is now an active investigation, and they are asking anyone with information to come forward. Tipsters can reach CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH. No further details about the victim's identity or condition have been released.
The stretch of road where Thursday's shooting happened has seen gunfire before. A man was critically injured in a shooting on East Hillview near East Alcy Road in February 2025, according to the same station's prior report. And in October 2022, a shooting on West Hillview Drive itself left another victim in critical condition, per a report from localmemphis.com.
A Neighborhood With a Violent Recent Past
Alcy-Ball has recorded other serious shootings in recent years. A man died after a shooting in the neighborhood's 1800 block of Ball Road in June 2024, with officers finding him already shot and pronouncing him dead at the scene, as detailed by localmemphis.com. In November 2025, gunfire struck a man and a woman at an apartment complex in the area, with the woman taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to Fox13 Memphis. Just months later, in February 2026, two people were found dead after another shooting in Alcy-Ball, the station reported.
Police are still working to identify and locate the man in the black shirt and khaki pants.
