BREAKING NEWS: Mass Shooting Leaves 8 Injured in Downtown Near Beale St.

DEVELOPING STORY: At least eight people were shot during a fierce gun battle near Beale Street and the famed Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis. The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. on B.B. King Boulevard and Peabody Place.

Blackwood News was filming when gunfire erupted. Hundreds of people scattered for safety. Watch video below:

The injured were taken to at least four different hospitals across the city. According to Memphis Police, the injured include:

• A 24-year-old male transported to Regional One Hospital in non-critical condition.
• A 54-year-old male transported to Regional One Hospital in non-critical condition.
• A 37-year-old female transported by private vehicle to Regional One Hospital in non-critical condition.
• A 31-year-old female transported by private vehicle to Regional One Hospital in non-critical condition.
• A 20-year-old male transported by private vehicle to Regional One Hospital in non-critical condition.
• A 19-year-old female transported to Methodist Central by private vehicle in non-critical condition.
• A 28-year-old male transported to Baptist Desoto by private vehicle in non-critical condition.
• A 31-year-old male transported to Methodist South by private vehicle in non-critical condition.

Here are some of the problems facing Memphis:

• 1. Fatherless homes.
• 2. Parents who raise their kids to be thugs.
• 3. Democrats who treat criminals like victims and victims like criminals.
• 4. A district attorney who wants to put criminals back out on the streets.
• 5. Pastors who refuse to teach the Bible.
• 6. Professional race hustlers