MEMPHIS, Tennessee — UPDATED: One person is recovering in the hospital after being shot in Colonial Acres Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Memphis Police Department, officers responded to an aggravated assault call just before 4:00 p.m. in the 1400 block of Flamingo Road. The victim told police he was walking to work eastbound on Kimball Avenue from Flamingo and towards Seal Isle when a black Nissan Altima pulled up. The victim said the front passenger rolled down his window and said “Ain’t you (victim’s name)?” When the victim said “yeah”, police said that’s when the passenger pulled out a gun and fired about five shots at the victim.
The victim told police he ran and jumped a fence to get away. The Nissan took off.
Police said the victim was struck four times in the buttocks. He was taken to Regional One hospital in non-critical condition.
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