‘IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNDAY SUNDAY’ – 2 Shot on Beale Street

BULLETIN: At least two people were shot in broad daylight on Beale Street. It happened around 3 p.m. near Handy Park during the annual Wine Race.

Video seen by KWAM News shows a suspect being detained by security forces while a number of bystanders assisted with the victims of the shooting.

One of the victims is believed to be a beloved vendor known as “Bubbles.”

“The man who got shot, he just wanted to impact the world,” a witness told Newschannel 3. “The last time I seen him, he gave a kid a free thing, that’s nice. Some kids they unfortunate and can’t afford stuff like that.”

“Yes, he got shot in the head. As me and my husband were pulling up, he was going to shoot the young man again, but the crowd had backed him back so he would not shoot him again,” an eyewitness told Fox 13.

Police say the two victims were transported to Regional One Hospital in non-critical condition. The suspect was taken into custody.

“It’s supposed to be ‘Funday Sunday’ and we have a crime scene,” one eyewitness told Newschannel 3.

“There is no place or time that is safe in Memphis,” one resident wrote on social media. “Just another day in Memphis.”

“The mayor, the governor, we need to shut Memphis Tennessee down,” another local resident told Fox 13. “I’m very disappointed and I grew up in the heart of south Memphis.”

HAPPENING NOW: A large crime scene has developed on busy Beale Street this afternoon after a shooting call. We are working to learn more. @3onyourside pic.twitter.com/WsBjUC9uMr

— Shay Arthur (@ShayA_WREG3) April 30, 2023

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