MEMPHIS, Tenn — UPDATE 9/8/2021 - A Shelby County Grand Jury indicted Frayser-area man in the shooting death of his girlfriend’s one-year-old son.
33-year-old Markiss Scurlock was indicted on charges of criminally negligent homicide, aggravated child neglect, and aggravated child abuse.
Investigators said about 4:00 p.m. on May 22, 2021, Scurlock, his girlfriend, his 6-year-old son, and her 1-year-old son Kingston Jenkins had gone into a store for groceries in the 3300 block of North Watkins in Frayser. Memphis Police said when they came out, Scurlock loaded groceries into the car while his girlfriend got her bank card and went back inside to complete the purchase.
They said Scurlock put the baby in a car seat with the 6-year-old next to him. Investigators said as Scurlock was walking back to the car after returning the cart, he heard a shot. They said Scurlock told investigators when he opened the car door, the 6-year-old jumped from the front to the back seat, saying “I didn’t do it.” The baby was shot in the head.
Investigators said Scurlock’s gun was in his girlfriend’s purse in the front passenger seat, partially in its holster.
Scurlock remains behind bars on $100,000 bond.
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5/22/2021 - Memphis Police are investigating after a boy was shot and killed near a Frayser grocery store Saturday evening.
Officers say the shooting happened near the Super Lo in the 3300 block of N. Watkins.
Investigators say the boy was inside of a car when the shooting occurred.
Medics transported the victim to Le Bonheur's Children Hospital, but he did not survive his injuries.
Memphis Police have detained one person in connection to the shooting