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MPD says fight led to shooting that injured three in southwest Memphis

MPD officers responded to the shooting in the 600 block of Deerskin Dr. just after 7 a.m. Thursday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police said a fight led to a shooting that left three people critically injured Thursday morning in southeast Memphis.

MPD officers responded to the shooting in the 600 block of Deerskin Dr. just after 7 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2023. They found one juvenile male, who was taken to Regional One Hospital in critical condition.

Investigators said a few minutes after the shooting, just after 7:10 a.m., two males who had been shot arrived at Methodist South Hospital in a private vehicle. They are in critical condition. 

MPD said the injured males are ages 16, 18, and 19, and that the shooting stemmed from a "verbal altercation" between the three. 

Investigators previously said the suspects were in a burgundy Nissan Maxima.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH.

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