6 Shot, 2 Killed Near Memphis, Tennessee Over ‘Gambling Feud’

Jack Phillips
11/11/2018
Updated:
11/12/2018

Two people were shot and killed four others were wounded in Tennessee on Nov. 10, according to local media reports.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said one victim died at the scene of the shooting and another died at a hospital, WREG reported.

Sheriff’s officials told the network that the conditions of those who were injured ranged from serious to critical.

No suspects are yet in custody. The two men who were killed were identified as 18-year-old Marcus Conway and 22-year-old Marquese Taylor, both from Memphis.

Officials believe it was an isolated incident, saying the suspect knew his victims. Their ages are 13 to 21.

“It’s believed that this incident occurred as a result of a feud while gambling,” the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office tweeted.

“Investigators have interviewed several people on the scene and at the hospitals... Investigators believe that this was an isolated incident and that the victims knew the suspects,” the office wrote.

The shooting occurred around the 4300 block of Sun Ridge Drive outside the Memphis city limits, officials said.

Other details about the case are not clear.

The office is encouraging anyone with information about the case to call Crime Stoppers Memphis at (901) 528-CASH.

Four people were killed and two others were shot at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee. In the mass shooting, Travis Jeffrey Reinking was stopped by an unarmed customer.

Reinking was determined to have severe schizophrenia, and he was found incompetent to stand trial. He was later institutionalized in a mental hospital for treatment, according to reports.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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