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Sequence of shootings in Memphis, Tennessee

A bicyclist and motororists make their way down Poplar Ave. at the McLean Blvd. intersection Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. This area of midtown is one of the places where a live streaming gunman carjacked and shot at people, which resulted in killing four and wounding three others Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Amis)
A bicyclist and motororists make their way down Poplar Ave. at the McLean Blvd. intersection Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. This area of midtown is one of the places where a live streaming gunman carjacked and shot at people, which resulted in killing four and wounding three others Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Amis) A bicyclist and motororists make their way down Poplar Ave. at the McLean Blvd. intersection Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. This area of midtown is one of the places where a live streaming gunman carjacked and shot at people, which resulted in killing four and wounding three others Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Amis)

By Associated Press 3 min read

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The sequence of shootings on Wednesday in Tennessee, provided by Memphis Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis. Crime scenes were scattered throughout the city. Four people were killed, and three others were wounded. Ezekiel Kelly has been charged with first-degree murder.

—12:56 a.m. Officers responded to a shooting in east Memphis. A dead man was located in a driveway with multiple gunshot wounds. The suspect was eventually identified as Ezekiel Kelly.

—4:38 p.m. Officers responded to a shooting in south Memphis. Man was found in his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. Pronounced dead on scene. Video surveillance from a business shows a Black male pulled up next to the victim in a sedan. The suspect fired multiple shots and fled.

—4:40 p.m. Officers responded to a shooting close by. A woman was found with a gunshot wound to the leg. Woman was taken to a hospital in noncritical. Suspect fled in sedan.

—5:59 p.m. Officers responded to shooting in east Memphis. Kelly was on Facebook Live when he opened fire inside the AutoZone, Davis said. Officers located a male with a gunshot wound, taken to hospital in critical condition.