Tragic events occurred in Whitehaven early this morning. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), a sequence of events that started with shooting led to a crash that injured two adults and a little child. According to WREG, the incident, which happened near the intersection of Winchester Road and Winbrook Drive just before three in the morning, featured a critically injured 23-year-old woman, a 27-year-old male with non-critical injuries, and a one-year-old infant in non-critical condition.
When MPD arrived on the scene, they found an overturned car in a grassy patch next to the road. Officers then diverted traffic for the duration of the investigation, which resulted in Winchester Road being closed for around five hours, as FOX13 also reported. Initial evidence points to a link between the woman’s participation in a verbal dispute at another site and the violence that followed, as the two incidents intertwined closely to produce the upsetting scene that police discovered.
Local Memphis further reported that the infant, who was transported to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, did not sustain any significant injuries, despite the fact that the adult female’s condition was recognized as severe. In an interview with FOX13, Quinton Austin, a local who knows the woman’s family, voiced his shock and worry, advising the neighborhood to settle disputes amicably, stating, “It’s no use to take it there like, just to be honest.” Therefore, I believe that if there is a conflict between a guy and a woman, or two women, or two men, they simply walk away since, in the end, it isn’t worth it. It’s quite regrettable that people these days just fire at random, you know, anywhere.”
Although it has not yet released more information, the MPD’s ongoing investigation seeks to fully understand the circumstances surrounding the altercation, the gunshot that followed, and the crash. As they battle the chaos of the night’s events, which resulted in suffering and disruption that has once again brought an unwanted spotlight on the continuation of violent altercations in the community’s heart, the MPD has been working diligently around the clock to establish motive, cause, and accountable parties.
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