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Attorney for Ezekiel Kelly wants court to restrict statements by those involved with case

The motion claims comments by Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy at a news conference last month could prejudice a jury and prevent a fair trial.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Thursday, the public defender representing accused mass spree shooting suspect Ezekiel Kelly filed a motion for the "restriction of extrajudicial statements."

Kelly is accused in a shooting spree that put Memphis in an hours-long lockdown last September. He faces 28 charges, including three counts of first-degree murder. A court hearing Thursday for Kelly was reset until June.

The motion contends statements made by Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy at a news conference last month pose a 'substantial likelihood of prejudicing a fair trial.'

During that news conference, D.A. Mulroy said his office would pursue the death penalty, and added that Kelly's case was “not a close case.”

ABC24 has reached out to the D.A.’s office for comment on the motion.

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