Jerrita Patterson
Anchor and Reporter at WREG-TV (Memphis, TN)
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2 weeks ago |
wreg.com | Jerrita Patterson
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Allies hosted its Breakthrough Conference on Tuesday, in which local and national leaders shared ways to combat crime, at a time when Memphis has already seen nearly triple-digit homicides in 2025. At the beginning of April, 22-year-old Matthew Williams was killed in a mass shooting in Southeast Memphis. More specifically, it happened outside the site of Memphis Allies, a nonprofit organization focused on reducing gun violence and homicides.
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2 weeks ago |
wreg.com | Jerrita Patterson
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When you think of Memphis, one of the first things that may come to mind is the soulful, foot-tapping music, and unfortunately, even those who enjoy grooving to the blues have found themselves having the blues, as crime continues streaming into the Memphis Streets. “You have to have your head on a swivel, anything can happen,” said Christopher Fair of Memphis. Fair, who was stationed in Japan while in the Air Force, never expected to return to a hometown battlefield.
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2 weeks ago |
wreg.com | Jerrita Patterson
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Detectives were called back to the Frayser neighborhood Wednesday evening in response to a deadly shooting. A man was found fatally shot and pronounced dead around 6:30 near Madewell Street and Madewell Cove. Resident Marcus Young said he took cover in his home when he heard seven or eight shots in the neighborhood. He said he had three grandchildren in the house with him, settling in for the night.
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3 weeks ago |
wreg.com | Jerrita Patterson
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shortly after midnight, police were called to a Whitehaven convenience store on Airways Boulevard, where a man had been fatally shot. Refusing to stay quiet, a Memphis mother we spoke with said she is disheartened, knowing crime made its way to this convenience store she visits often. “We need to come together, we need to be a village,” she said. “You can’t even go and shop. I just go to work and go home.
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3 weeks ago |
wreg.com | Jerrita Patterson
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused of putting a newborn baby in a dumpster earlier this year was back in court Tuesday morning. In court, James Boothe Jr.’s public defender began laying out what they were still waiting on in order to move forward in the case, three months after Boothe was first arrested.
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