Vivian Nguyen

Memphis

Digital Content Producer at Nexstar Media Group

Digital Content Producer at WREG-TV (Memphis, TN)

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Shooting near middle school prompts lockdown

6 days ago | wreg.com | Vivian Nguyen |Raven Copeland

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are investigating a shooting near Riverview Middle School, which was placed on lockdown on Thursday. At 3:32 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the area of Modder Avenue and Castex Street. Police say no injuries were reported, and the driver crashed into a pole and fled the scene. Officers say they are checking the area for a suspect. This is an ongoing investigation.
Attempted car theft turns into shooting at TJ Mulligan's in Midtown: MPD

1 week ago | wreg.com | Deja Davis |Vivian Nguyen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An attempted car theft turned into a shooting overnight at a sports bar in Midtown, according to the Memphis Police Department. Officers say they were called to a shooting at TJ Mulligan’s at 2021 Madison Avenue just before midnight. When police arrived, they checked the inside and outside the building and did not locate anybody injured. A woman who was a witness told the victim, a security guard, that four men were attempting to break into a gray Dodge Charger.
Officer shoots dog after attack in Frayser, police say

1 week ago | wreg.com | Vivian Nguyen |Mike Suriani

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis police officer shot a dog in Frayser after it charged at him Monday, police say. At 10:41 a.m., officers responded to a call in the 1700 block of Dellwood Avenue. The victim was bitten by a dog and transported to Methodist North in non-critical condition. Police say a responding officer was attacked by a dog, and the officer shot the dog. The officer was not injured, and the dog is alive.
4 charged in Frayser shooting that killed 2

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Vivian Nguyen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four men were charged with murder in a Frayser shooting in April that killed two people and injured one, Memphis police say. Lorenzo Cross, 29, La’Cameron Jenkins, 23, Malik Merriweather, 23, and Martavious Jenkins, 33, were all charged Friday with two counts of First Degree Murder and eight counts of Attempted First Degree Murder.
Memphis Grizzlies appoint Tuomas Iisalo as head coach

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Vivian Nguyen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies appointed Tuomas Iisalo as head coach, the team announced on X Friday. Iisalo was appointed the interim head coach on Mar 28, after the former head coach, Taylor Jenkins, was fired in March. Advertisement Grizzlies fire head coach Taylor Jenkins Iisalo took the Grizzlies to the NBA Playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference before they were eliminated by Oklahoma City.
Memphis Grizzlies appoint Tuomas Iisalo as head coach

1 week ago | wreg.com | Vivian Nguyen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies appointed Tuomas Iisalo as head coach, the team announced on X Friday. Iisalo was appointed the interim head coach on Mar 28, after the former head coach, Taylor Jenkins, was fired in March. Iisalo took the Grizzlies to the NBA Playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference before they were eliminated by Oklahoma City. He was originally hired on July 7, 2024, as the lead assistant coach following a decorated coaching career in Europe.
3 detained, 1 injured in Parkway Village shooting: MPD

1 week ago | wreg.com | Vivian Nguyen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three people have been detained after a Parkway Village shooting, leaving a man in non-critical condition on Friday, Memphis police say. At 12:59 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 4000 block of Forest View Drive. Police say the victim was transported to Methodist University in non-critical condition. Officers detained three people. This is an ongoing investigation. If you have any information that could help police, call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH.
Man found guilty in 2022 fatal shooting of Cordova woman

1 week ago | wreg.com | Vivian Nguyen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was found guilty in the 2022 fatal shooting of a Cordova woman, says the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office. Samuel Ward has been charged and found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Paris Lee. He has not been sentenced. The SCDAO says Ward testified and said he went to Lee’s house when a verbal altercation occurred.
1 killed, 2 charged in Dyersburg home invasion shooting

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Vivian Nguyen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was shot to death, and two others were charged after a home-invasion style robbery on Monday, says the Dyersburg Police Department. Jeremiah Terry, 18, of Dyersburg, and Raymon Patton, 20, of Dyersburg, have been charged with aggravated robbery, attempted second-degree murder, and possessing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. Police say on April 28, around 7:45 p.m., they responded to a shots-fired call in the area of Upper Finely Road.
MS man sentenced to 15 years for possesion of child porn

1 week ago | wreg.com | Vivian Nguyen

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Marshall County, Mississippi man was sentenced to 15 years for possession of child pornography. James Thomas Arnold, 38, of Potts Camps, was charged with possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material and sentenced to 15 years in prison. The United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Mississippi says an investigation began when Arnold was discovered using a “peer-to-peer network” to download videos and images of children under the age of 12 depicting sexual abuse.