MEMPHIS, Tenn — A 19-year-old Memphis man in a July 2023 deadly shooting that was caught on camera has been indicted on dozen more charges.
Justin Blue is currently in the Shelby County Jail on $5,650,000 bond. He was originally indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the 2023 shooting, as well as on drug and gun charges, and aggravated theft and vandalism in separate cases.
Dozens of charges of theft and burglary were previously dismissed, but according to court records, he was indicted by a grand jury on those charges on Sept. 12.
According to the police affidavit in the murder case, Blue - who was 18 at the time - admitted to being one of three suspects caught on camera in a shooting just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, 2023, in the 900 block of N. McNeil near Vollintine Ave.
MPD said responding officers to that scene found D’Aaron Gordon shot in the head, He was taken to Regional One Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Investigators said a CrimeStoppers tip led them to Blue as a suspect.
Blue was arrested on Aug. 18, 2023, on unrelated arrest warrants. According to the affidavit, he admitted to being one of those shooters on July 23, signing a photo of the suspect with a black mask, unzipped hoodie, white shirt, and gray jeans with “That is me.”
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Blue also still faces charges of aggravated assault, vandalism, and reckless endangerment in a shooting at the Tiger Mart in the 1100 block of Jackson Ave. about 1 a.m. on July 11, 2023. According to that affidavit, several witnesses told investigators they were at a gas pump when four people began firing shots at the pump next to them. One woman was struck in the hand and several vehicles were hit. MPD said they recovered more than 50 shell casings from that scene, and video showed the suspects firing the shots. According to the affidavit, tips led them to identify three of the suspects, including Blue. That affidavit did not state whether Blue admitted to that shooting.
Blue had also been also charged with more than two dozen counts of auto burglary and theft in a series of car break-ins in June. Those charges were dismissed on Dec. 8, 2023, but then a grand jury brought them back, indicting Blue on Sept. 12, 2024, according to court records.
