Victim Dies in North Memphis Shooting

Updated: Tuesday, 07 Jul 2009, 10:08 AM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 07 Jul 2009, 10:08 AM CDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The violence from the Fourth of July weekend trickled into the start of this week, and another person is dead after being shot on the streets of Memphis.

Around 10:00pm Monday night, Memphis Police say a teenager was shot near the intersection of Breedlove Street and Keel Avenue in North Memphis.

A witness says someone in an SUV drove up and opened fire while the teenager was walking to a store at the corner.

He was shot three times and taken to the hospital in critical condition.

He was pronounced dead a few hours later.

Witnesses described the vehicle as a burgundy SUV, possibly a Jeep Cherokee. If you have any information on this incident that could help police, you are urged to call Crime Stopper at (901) 528-CASH.

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