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MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - Memphis police arrested a mother and son in connection with a shooting on Beale Street that happened during 901 Day celebrations.
A 16-year-old and his mother have been arrested and charged following the September 1 shooting that injured a 17-year-old.
The teen is facing charges for attempted second-degree murder and employment of a firearm to commit a dangerous felony.
The teen’s mother, Suntria Stackins, 49, is facing charges as an accessory to attempted second-degree murder.
She has since been released from jail without bond.
According to the police affidavit, Shelby County deputies went to Stackins’ home where they believed the teen was inside.
Stackins refused to let deputies speak with him, but after a perimeter was set up, she eventually let deputies speak with the boy and take him into custody.
The 16-year-old was taken to juvenile court.
The shooting happened just after 10 p.m. on Beale Street near South Main on Monday.
MPD officers said the victim is 17 years old and was shot several times--once in the abdomen and twice in the right arm--and was in critical condition.
According to MPD, officers spoke to the manager of B.B. King’s Club, who informed them that he had heard several shots fired, striking the ceiling and wall of the business.
Action News 5’s Michaela Redmond spoke with police chief CJ Davis, who said she could not comment right now as they continue to investigate what happened.
After days of violent crime involving Memphis youth Davis said Memphis Police Department’s chief says Memphis youth need help.
“Our kids aren’t responsible for the environments that they are bought up in sometimes and sometimes parents aren’t there and so it is important to know that there needs to be more surrogates in our community,” she said.
She also said sometimes even the parents need help as well.
“It was a mother in here saying she didn’t know how to be a parent, she didn’t know how to teach her children and it took other people in the community to help her not only teach her and raise her kids but help her get a good job. She was a witness to that,” said Davis. “So, there are situations in our community where our young people need other people in our community.”
According to Shelby County Juvenile Court data over 500 youth committed serious crimes in 2024, which is up from 2023.
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