Victim Dies in North Memphis Shooting

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.