SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — A man was killed in northeast Shelby County after a shooting Thursday evening, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said.
According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a shooting call at the 3900 block of Piermont Street in northeast Shelby County around 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23. 2022.
Thursday, investigators identified the victim as Johnnie Taylor II, 45. They said Najja Simmons, 23 has been charged with first degree murder.
According to the affidavit, Simmons told deputies as they arrived that he had shot his stepfather. They found a gun in the front yard. According to the report, witnesses told investigators that Simmons had shot Taylor without warning and was unprovoked. According to the affidavit, Simmons told detectives he shot Taylor because he "felt that Taylor was abusing his mother."
This is an ongoing investigation.
