2 dead in weekend shootings

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After two deadly shootings this weekend, a Memphis woman says only a higher power can help the city and its crime.

Two people are dead following two separate shootings in South Memphis and Frayser.

“Every day you wake up, you learn how someone was killed. And that really disgusts me,” said Memphis resident Louise Lynn.

Memphis police say Frayser’s shooting happened shortly after 4 a.m.

They say the victim arrived at an Overton Crossing fire station with a gunshot wound. However, the shooting took place at Smith Ridge and Smith Ridge Cove.

“I’ve lived here almost 50 years and it’s never been as bad as it is today,” Lynn said.

The victim was transported to Regional One Hospital, where he later died. But this is not the only death this weekend.

Police said shortly after 5 a.m. they responded to a crash on Lamar Avenue in South Memphis. That’s where they found a man dead from a gunshot wound.

Lynn says everyone needs to believe in a higher power to fix crime in Memphis.

“CJ Davis can’t do anything unless she has God in her, and neither can Paul Young,” she said. “Most of the time when elections and stuff happens, they sweep the streets, they do everything. But once that’s over, we don’t see them again until the next election period.”

So far this year, there have been 115 murders and 150 homicides, according to the Memphis Data Hub. These numbers do not include the most recent gun deaths.

Lynn says it’s time to act.

“Everyone says we have to do something: stop this crime. How are you going to stop crime if you don’t know God? Only God will stop this, but we have to trust Him,” Lynn said.

Police say they are still investigating both shootings. If you have any information, please call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.