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Six killed, including children, in Memphis shooting
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Police: Six -- including 2 kids -- killed; 3 other children wounded by gunshots

Firefighters responded to a 911 call at a home at 6:11 p.m. Monday

The wounded children include 7-year-old, a 10-month-old and a 4-year-old

(CNN) -- Six people were killed, including two children, and another three children wounded in a shooting Monday in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said.

Memphis Fire Department spokeswoman Melanie Young said firefighters responded to a 911 call at a home at 6:11 p.m. Monday when the bodies and wounded children were found.

The wounded children -- a 7-year-old boy, a 10-month-old girl and a 4-year-old whose gender wasn't immediately known -- were transported to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center.

They were in the emergency room being treated for gunshot wounds, said hospital spokeswoman Jennilyn Utkov.

She did not have any additional information about their conditions.

that is pathetic... memphis is steadly going down hill day by day and it is a shame...

Memphis is a joke!!

I hate to go up there!

they had a fire alarm the other day at one of those schools (a prank) and they had to call out the zoo keepers cause all the monkeys don't know how to act. Three seprate fights broke out that had to be broken up by police.........i hate to say it but its getting to the point that I don't even feel bad for the ones that try to do right...........

Jackson ain't far behind

The Memphis news said it was all over a walfare check,

that shooting was about three miles from my house. i slept with TWO ladies last night. my 12 ga. with no plug and my .22 fully loaded. my brother was out of town, and i had the house to myself. i told him how many bullets i had total, and if anything happened, he'd know how many shots i got off..

4dawgma wrote:Jackson ain't far behind

Whadaya mean 'behind'?!?!?!?!

It is bad enought that any murders happen, but I just don't understand the logic behind killing the children.

If it was a brother that did the shooting he must of had an automatic weapon and must be 100's of casings to hit that many people.

And they keep voting for King Willy and the Fords.

Memphis and Jackson are tied for the "turd-cutter" of America as far as I'm concerned!

4dawgma wrote:Jackson ain't far behind

I would not rate Jackson and Memphis that close. McMillin is working to get things straight in Jackson. He has two law enforcement veterans running the HCSD and JPD while he leads from the top down. This is a rare scenario and he is responsible for both the city and county arms of law enforcement. That model has to work. Progress.....

Memphis is wilting away and will not change unless they get creative like the City of Jackson.

cwinkler wrote:It is bad enought that any murders happen, but I just don't understand the logic behind killing the children.

cwink, someone was trying to send a message, a very clear message. That state of the city of Memphis and the folks that live in it is just sad. Makes me want to cry, not because its a place that I love just hurts to see people killing other people like these folks do. They don't think twice about doing it. I am seriously considering relocation.

**Update**

An arrest has been made in this case. Jesse Dotson the brother of one of the victims will be charged with 6 counts of 1st deg. murder.

Sidenote: He was serving time for 2nd deg. murder and was released from prison in late January.