MEMPHIS, Tenn — UPDATE 10/11/2021 - A Shelby County Grand Jury indicted a Westwood-area man for murder in a shooting last year that killed a 12-year-old and injured another man.
22-year-old Daylyn Byers was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony.
Investigators said 12-year-old Deuntay Davis was shot in the chest, and a 24-year-old man was shot in the back in a drive-by shooting in the 700 block of Crillion Drive in southwest Memphis September 28,2020. Police said the shooting happened after a series of fights involving a group of people.
Witnesses told police Byers had made threats earlier that day about shooting several people. Investigators said he was identified as the person firing shots from a white SUV seen driving away from the scene in surveillance video.
Byers is in jail on $1 million bond.
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9/28/2020 - A boy was shot and killed near a Memphis middle school Monday night.
According to the Memphis Police Department, the shooting happened around 7:30pm in the 700 block of Crillion Drive, which is just behind Chickasaw Middle School. The boy was taken to LeBonheur Children's Hospital where he died.
MPD says a man also was shot and is facing life-threatening injuries.
Police are looking for the suspects who drove off in a white SUV.
If you have information that can help investigators, call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH.
