Manhunt in Memphis after suspect shoots lifeless three girls and woman, 13, in separate areas

Police in Tennessee launched a manhunt for a suspect who allegedly shot three girls and a teenage woman to loss of life and critically wounded one other teen at three separate areas on Saturday night time.

Every of the shootings was believed to be a home violence scenario, the police mentioned.

Memphis Police Division officers responded to a report of a taking pictures at 9.22pm on the 100 Block of Howard Drive. Police discovered a girl with an obvious gunshot wound who was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

Investigators decided there have been two different related deadly shootings. At Area Lark Drive, a girl and a 13-year-old woman have been killed and a 15-year-old woman was critically wounded. One other girl was discovered fatally shot on Warrington Street, Memphis police spokesperson Christopher Williams mentioned.

Police mentioned they imagine the identical suspect was chargeable for the shootings and started a seek for 52-year-old Mavis Christian Jr.

Native, state and federal regulation enforcement companies have been concerned within the search, the Memphis police mentioned.

The precise instances of the shootings in any respect the crime scenes weren’t instantly launched in a police assertion warning the general public to not method Christian, who was believed to be driving a white 2017 Chevrolet Malibu.

(Further inputs from companies)