Map: Daylong Memphis shooting spree left 4 dead, spanned several miles, crossed state line

Laura Testino, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Memphis police officers work the scene of a shooting MPD believes was committed by a man driving around shooting Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, near the intersection of Auburndale Street and Poplar Avenue.

The 19-year-old police say is responsible for a shooting spree leaving four people dead and three injured traversed dozens of miles and crossed state lines throughout the day.

Police issued a citywide lockdown at 7 p.m.. The lockdown advisory was prompted by a citizen tip the suspect was online threatening additional violence and after he had fired shots into a store while posting the footage live to Facebook.

In the wee hours of Thursday morning, Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis connected suspect Ezekiel Kelly, 19, to a sequence of seven shootings across Memphis. Authorities said formal charges on suspicion of the shootings would be forthcoming.

More: How a 19-year-old's fatal shooting spree unfolded in Memphis, forcing citywide lockdown

Shootings and violent crimes spanned from 1 a.m. Wednesday in Berclair to an afternoon across South Memphis and Midtown, then into north Mississippi, before Kelly was arrested in Whitehaven at 9:30 p.m.

The map below shows the location of fatal shootings, non-fatal shootings, additional violent crimes and Kelly's eventual arrest, as reported by law enforcement throughout the shooting spree and during a press conference in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Clicking a pin on the map reveals more information about the crime, and when it occurred in the sequence of events police described.

Where did the shooting spree take place?

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The map includes the following events Davis described to reporters Thursday:

  • At 12:56 a.m., a fatal shooting in the 3100 block of Lyndale Avenue, in Berclair

  • At 4:38 p.m., a fatal shooting in the 900 block of South Parkway East, in South Memphis

  • At 4:40 p.m., a shooting injuring one in the area of Norris Road and I-240, in South Memphis

  • At 5:59 p.m., a shooting injuring one in the 4000 block of Jackson Avenue, in Nutbush

  • At 6:12 p.m., Kelly made a threat on Facebook Live to harm citizens, prompting a citywide lockdown advisory

  • At 7:23 p.m., a fatal carjacking at Poplar Avenue and N. Evergreen St. in Midtown

  • At 7:24 p.m., a shooting injuring one at Poplar Avenue and N. McLean Boulevard in Midtown

  • At 8:55 p.m., a fatal shooting in the 800 block of W. Raines in Westwood

  • At 8:56 p.m., a carjacking at gunpoint at Stateline Road and US-51 in Southaven, Miss.

  • At 8:58 p.m., a high-speed chase ending with Kelly in custody by 9:30 p.m.

Laura Testino covers education and children's issues for the Commercial Appeal. Reach her at laura.testino@commercialappeal.com or 901-512-3763. Find her on Twitter: @LDTestino

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis shooting map: Facebook footage captured one of several shootings in spree