Memphis police were still working a shooting scene outside Crump Wine & Liquor early Thursday morning, hours after dispatchers took a call around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday reporting gunfire near the intersection of East Street and E.H. Crump Boulevard. Officers were joined by federal law enforcement agencies at the scene, though details about any injuries or whether a suspect was taken into custody remained unavailable.
According to Action News 5, which saw officers still stationed at the scene early Thursday, Memphis police have not released information on casualties or an arrest. The station reported federal agents were present alongside local officers but did not specify which agencies responded or what role they played in the investigation.
Federal Presence Reflects Broader Task Force Operations
The federal involvement at the liquor store scene comes against the backdrop of a sustained federal push in Memphis. The Memphis Safe Task Force began its work in late September after President Trump signed a presidential memorandum sending personnel from more than a dozen agencies into the city, as reported by The New York Times. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were among the agencies participating in that effort.
NBC News reported that the Department of Justice said 627 arrests had been made as of Thursday, including four homicide suspects, with 155 firearms seized.
Crime Data Shows Mixed Signals Citywide
Even as federal agents remain a visible presence, city crime statistics have shown improvement. Memphis Police Department data released in September showed robbery, burglary and larceny at 25-year lows, sexual assault at a 20-year low, murder at a six-year low, and aggravated assault at a five-year low, according to NBC News. Memphis police have said overall crime is moving in a downward direction, per a report from WREG.
Wednesday night's shooting at the liquor store was not the only gunfire reported near the Medical District corridor this week. In a separate incident, a man was critically injured and taken to Regional One Health after a shooting in the 600 block of East E.H. Crump Boulevard, according to Fox13 Memphis, which reported that police detained one man in connection with that shooting. That case should not be confused with the Crump Wine & Liquor shooting, which involved a different location and remains under separate investigation.
In a separate report, WREG said a man died after being shot outside a gas station near the Medical District along Crump Boulevard.
No further details have been released about the shooting at Crump Wine & Liquor as the investigation continues.
