Memphis Tennessee News Reports

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Five shot at Raleigh apartmentplex - WMC-TV

Raleigh, TN (WMC) -

Five people were riddled with bullets at the Lexington Apartments around 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Three of the five victims are at Regional Medical Center in critical condition.

Neighbors say the shooting happened after a fight at a nearby apartment building. They say the suspects came to Lexington Apartments to settle the score.

The apartment complex was placed on lock down.

"It's just, we're killing each other. It don't make no sense. I'm tired of it. They need... I'm tired of it," said Lakeisha Hobson.

"I pray and ask God to help these police stop all this killing," Beverly Cotton agreed. "All we need to do, some kind of way we need to band together and stop all this killing."

Thomas McKay was at work when his wife called to tell him about the commotion.

"I've been living here for 15 years," he said. "It's dangerous for kids to be out here with that kind of carrying on going on."

Blood and clothing lined streets as dozens of officers questioned witnesses. Police say they are getting conflicting stories about what happened.

"We can't do nothing," Cotton said. "Can't go to the store, they jump us and kill us. Go to the grocery store, get beat up. What could we do to stay safe?"

A woman who did not want to interview on camera said she saw three men speed off in a white car after the shooting.

Police have not yet released a description of the suspect(s). Police say witnesses are not being very forthcoming with information.

If you know anything that may help, call Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.

Hospital visitors react to news of Memphis patient being tested for Ebola - wreg

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Doctors at Methodist Hospital won`t say what it is, but something alarmed them early Sunday morning to test a patient at Methodist South for Ebola. Doctors say the patient’s profile didn’t completely point to the deadly virus, but they want to make sure.

Debra Wilson dropped off her grand-daughter at the very same hospital. News of the patient didn`t sit well with Wilson, so she quickly turned around to pick up her loved one.

“I’m going back in to get her and take her somewhere else. Because if there is an infection going on around here. I don’t want her going in,” said Wilson.

The patient is no longer at Methodist South. The hospital transported them to Methodist University Hospital in Midtown.

The hospital says the patient is stable and in an isolated room on the hospital`s campus. That room isn’t in the main part of the hospital.

Inside the core building at Methodist University, “It’s just normal. Day to day routines, everybody is just going by their business,” said hospital visitor Eddie Leverson.

Leverson says he hasn`t seen anything alarming or anything he hasn`t seen in the last two weeks he’s been here with his family. Leverson isn`t worried. He`s comforted in knowing the patient with possible Ebola-like symptoms, is under doctor`s care.

“They pretty much know what they are doing them. I trust them,” said Leverson.

Melissa Fitzman isn`t concerned either.

“I`m not afraid because I believe in Christ,” said Fitzman.

Her father`s at Methodist University too and she says, he`s staying put.

“He`s on life support the best place for him is here,” said Fitzman.

Doctors are waiting on blood test results to confirm whether the patient has Ebola.