Prosecutors Seeking Death Penalty in Memphis Shootings

Prosecutors Seeking Death Penalty in Memphis Shootings
Ezekiel Kelly (L) makes his first court appearance in Memphis, Tenn., on Sept. 9, 2022. Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Prosecutors said Monday that they will pursue the death penalty if a Tennessee man is convicted of first-degree murder in a daylong shooting rampage that paralyzed Memphis and left three people dead and three others wounded.

The announcement by Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy came during a press conference in the case of Ezekiel Kelly, who has been charged in a series of shootings in September that led to a citywide shelter-in-place order and a frantic manhunt.