MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is dead and another was seriously injured after a Sunday night shooting on Kirby Road in Memphis, the Memphis Police Department said.
Officers responded to a shooting call near Kirby Road and Quince Road just before 9 p.m., with police placing the scene in the 2800 block of Kirby Road around 8:54 p.m. When they arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds.
One man was pronounced dead on the scene, and the other man was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police said six people were detained as the inquiry continued Sunday night into Monday.
The Memphis Police Department (MPD) is handling the shooting inside the City of Memphis. No suspect names or charges were released in the first police updates, and detectives had not publicly described a motive for the gunfire.
Corridors around Kirby Road near Quince Road often see heavy evening traffic, and overnight shootings typically bring extra patrols while scene work and witness interviews continue. Anyone with video or information is usually asked to contact CrimeStoppers or the investigating precinct.
Police said officers are actively investigating this incident. Further updates typically follow once detectives sort the six people who were detained and review any available surveillance from nearby businesses or homes along Kirby Road after the 8:54 p.m. call. Both men were found with gunshot wounds when the first units arrived, and the critical patient was moved from the Kirby Road scene for emergency care while the fatal victim was pronounced at the roadway.
