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MPD: two teens shot in Parkway Village area, taken to Le Bonheur

Memphis Police said that one person is detained and that this is an ongoing investigation.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old were shot in the Parkway Village area on Sunday, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). 

Officers communicated that they found one victim at 2758 Getwell Road and the other in the 3900 block of Cochese Road around 3:15 p.m. Both were transported to Le Bonhuer — one in critical and one in non-critical condition, according to MPD. 

Specifically, while at the scene of the initial shooting on Getwell, officers said they were advised of a disturbance at a house across the street at Cochese. This is where one of the victims were located, according to MPD. 

While officers tried to arrest a person at this location, three residents attacked the officers, according to MPD. 

A person named Lakisha Shorter as well as a 16-year-old and a 14-year-old were all charged with six counts of assault on a first responder, according to MPD.

Police said that this is an ongoing investigation.

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