MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police Department (MPD) said they have found and arrested Michael Clayton, the suspect behind the shooting death of local rapper Casino Jizzle.
On Thursday, July 6, police officially identified a man shot and killed off of Raleigh-LaGrange on the Fourth of July as 27-year-old Robert Tunstall, a local rapper known as 'Casino Jizzle.'
MPD officers responded to the shooting just after 6:30 p.m. in the 2200 block of Goldbrier Lane in northeast Memphis. Tunstall was found and died at the scene, according to MPD.
At the time, Memphis police said a man who was a known suspect fled the scene in a black vehicle.
On Wednesday, July 5, investigators identified the suspect as Michael Clayton, 27, and a warrant was issued for him for first degree murder.
On Monday, July 10, MPD said they received information that Clayton was near 201 Poplar Avenue. After officers checked the area and located Clayton in the 300 block of Exchange Avenue, they took him into custody without incident, according to MPD. Clayton was taken to jail on his warrant, police said.
