MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Whitehaven High and Elementary Schools were on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after Memphis Police responded to a shooting near school grounds Wednesday afternoon.
The Memphis Fire Department said two people were injured when someone fired shots into their car near Whitehaven High School, which then crashed into a brick wall near the school.
The driver, 18, was hit by gunfire and taken in critical condition to Regional One Hospital. The passenger, 17, was injured in the crash. Memphis Police said both victims are now in non-critical condition.
MPD said they responded to the shooting call at 2:41 p.m. at the corner of Elvis Presley Blvd. and McClure Avenue. The suspects sped off from the scene in a green car.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools confirmed both Whitehaven High and Elementary Schools were on lockdown as a precautionary measure while police investigate the off-campus incident.
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