Three men face first-degree murder charges in connection with a fatal shooting in Orange Mound early Saturday. Kylon Tremell Young, 19, Kaleb Clark, 20, and Zachary Clark, 20, are accused in the killing. Police say Kaleb Clark told investigators he may have accidentally shot his cousin, according to WREG.
Victim Dies After Being Taken to Hospital
Officers were called to Methodist University Hospital at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, after a man arrived in a silver Nissan Altima with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. He was pronounced dead at about 4:40 a.m. Police said Young and the two Clark brothers brought him to the hospital, according to WREG.
Police identified the shooting location as the street outside a residence in the 700 block of Carson Street. Investigators reported finding blood, a handgun and spent rifle casings there, as well as projectile damage to the house, according to WREG.
Police Account of the Shooting
Police say Kaleb Clark told investigators that he, his cousin, his brother Zachary, Young and another man drove to the residence intending to shoot at it. Clark said his cousin had received the target’s location in a text message. According to the police account reported by WREG, Clark, his cousin and the unidentified man got out and fired, while Young and Zachary Clark remained in the vehicle.
Clark told police the group shot at a man standing outside the home, who then ran inside; police said the man did not fire back. It was during that exchange, police say, that Clark told them his cousin stepped in front of him while he was shooting and that he may have accidentally shot him in the head. Clark later suggested the unknown man may instead have been the one who struck his cousin. Police said Young and Zachary Clark gave statements that corroborated what Clark told them.
Court Date Set for Monday
All three men are scheduled to appear in court on Monday, November 9, 2026, per the same WREG report. No further details on the unidentified man described as part of the group have been released.
Orange Mound’s History
The City of Memphis describes Orange Mound as having a significant legacy of Black land ownership, self-determination and community resilience, according to the City of Memphis.
The shooting adds to a string of violence in the Orange Mound neighborhood this year. A separate deadly shooting on May 4 in the 800 block of Hamilton Street left a male victim dead at the scene and a female victim hospitalized in critical condition, the outlet's report notes. Police identified Jada Garrett and Mardracus Cooper as suspects in that case, arresting Garrett on Oct. 5 and Cooper two days later; both were charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, according to the same report.
