Suspect in Memphis Shooting Rampage Granted Public Defender

Suspect in Memphis Shooting Rampage Granted Public Defender
Ezekeil 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.—A Tennessee man accused of killing four people and wounding three others in a livestreamed shooting rampage that paralyzed Memphis and led to a city-wide manhunt was granted a public defender during Friday morning court appearance and will remain jailed on a first-degree murder charge.

Ezekiel Kelly, 19, told a judge he could not afford a lawyer for accusations in Wednesday’s attack that caused panic and fear across the city.