Memphis police announced Wednesday night they had taken into custody Ezekiel Kelly, the 19-year-old man accused of going on a mass shooting spree and live-streaming his actions.
BREAKING: Memphis Mass Shooter Hits Multiple Locations, Reportedly Live-Streaming Shootings
Kelly is a convicted criminal who had been released in March early from a three year sentence.
Memphis police earlier released a BOLO photo of Ezekiel Kelly.
The Memphis Police Department announced at 9:28 p.m. local time that Ezekiel Kelly was in custody.
*****UPDATE 9:28 PM******
SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY
Ezekiel D. Kelly
Please follow our social media platforms for updates.
Please avoid the area of Ivan Road & Hodge Road
— Memphis Police Dept (@MEM_PoliceDept) September 8, 2022
WMC-TV reporter Joyce Peterson posted Kelly has a warrant for murder, “#NEW: the 19-year-old active shooter suspect Ezekiel Kelly has an active warrant due 1st Degree Murder. He’s being taken to a nearby fire station to be checked out.”
Peterson witnessed Kelly being captured by police.
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Local news reports Kelly shot a woman in medical scrubs who went to his aid after he faked being hurt.
ABC 24 Memphis reporting that the suspect pretended to need help after a crash and when a woman came in scrubs came to help, he shot her pic.twitter.com/WsVEKbyy8H
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 8, 2022
Andy Ngo posted photos from Kelly’s Facebook page and his rap sheet.
Breaking: The gunman at the center of a city-wide manhunt in Memphis, Tenn. has been named as 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly. Meanwhile, his Facebook account has been quickly taken down but I was able to save some of his photos. pic.twitter.com/xw52u3txxj
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 8, 2022
Breaking: I looked into the criminal history of Ezekiel Kelly, the #Memphis gunman. Last year he was convicted of aggravated assault & sentenced to 3 years prison but was released early. His attempted murder & other felony charges were dismissed.
He was charged today with murder pic.twitter.com/MSg5fGnFOz
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 8, 2022
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported Kelly’s early release from a three year sentence:
Kelly has prior arrests for attempted first-degree murder and reckless endangerment in 2020.
He was sentenced to three years but was released March 16 this year. Police issued a warrant for first-degree murder for Kelly on Wednesday night.
From WREG News Channel 3:
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