MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATE 11/5/2021 - A Shelby County Grand Jury has indicted three men in an attempted robbery last November that left two dead and three others injured.
The Shelby County DA’s office said 21-year-old Cornelius Ward, 21-year-old Kobe Westbrooks, and 22-year-old Marcus Greer are charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, attempted especially aggravated robbery, employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony, and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.
Investigators said just before 10 p.m. on November 29, 2020, several men with guns entered an apartment and told those inside to “drop it off.” That’s when they said gunfire erupted, hitting five people.
Officers found 28-year-old Javon Cork dead in the kitchen, and two others critically injured.
Officers said they found 31-year-old Christopher Hudson, identified as one of the suspects, shot to death near the apartment’s front door. Police said Cornelius Ward was also shot and dropped off at a hospital by private vehicle.
Prosecutors said Ward and Westbrooks were charged soon after the shootings. They said Greer was developed as a suspect during the investigation and arrested after a traffic stop in July 2021.
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12/2/2020 - Memphis police have charged Cornelius Ward, 20, in the shooting deaths of Javon Cork and Christopher Hudson on Sunday, November 29.
Two others were injured in the shooting.
Ward is charged with First Degree Murder, Attempted First Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm During Dangerous Felony.
According to a police affidavit, Ward arrived at Regional One Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. He told officers that he was at the apartment on W. Metropolitan when someone started shooting, hitting him.
On December 1, officers interviewed the two injured victims, showing them a photo lineup. Both identified ward as being present and having a gun.
Ward admitted to investigators that he went to the apartment with two other men when one of them started shooting.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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Four people were shot Sunday night in the airport area of Memphis.
According to the Memphis Police Department, officers responded to the 3400 block of W. Metropolitan Cir. around 9:30 p.m.
When officers arrived on scene they found four victims with gunshot wounds.
Two were pronounced dead on the scene. Two others were taken to Regional One Hospital in non-critical condition.
No arrests have been made.
This is an ongoing investigation.
