MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police have charged a man in a shooting that critically injured another man at a hotel in southeast Memphis Wednesday.
Vontre Hubbard faces three counts of attempted first-degree murder. He remains in jail without bond and is due in court Oct. 21.
MPD officers were called to the scene at the hotel in the 2700 block of S. Perkins near American Way just before 10:50 a.m. Wednesday. They found one man shot. The victim was taken to Regional One Hospital in critical condition.
According to the affidavit, officers were in route to the scene when they got word that suspect was in the neighboring IHOP parking lot. They detained Hubbard walking away from a dumpster there when they arrived.
The affidavit said a witness told investigators he was in the lobby when Hubbard walked up behind the victim. He told police the victim and Hubbard got into an argument, then Hubbard fired several shots from a gun concealed in the pocket of his pullover. The witness said Hubbard pulled out the gun and fired several more shots while he and another person were in the line of fire. A hotel worker said she was helping a customer when the shooting started, and ducked behind the counter for cover.
Police said in the affidavit that the shooting was captured on surveillance video and a gun was found in the dumpster of the IHOP parking lot where Hubbard was detained.
According to the affidavit, Hubbard has previous convictions for selling cocaine and conspiracy to commit burglary.
