A mass shooting Saturday evening during a block party in Memphis, Tennesseeleft two people dead and six others injured, according to police.
Memphis Police Department responded at 7:19 p.m. Saturday evening to a shooting in the 2400 block of Carnes Avenue in the Orange Mound neighborhood.
Officers found five victims with gunshot wounds – two men who were pronounced dead and three other victims who were taken to hospital in critical condition.
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A mass shooting Saturday night at a block party in Memphis, Tennessee, left two people dead and six others injured. (Getty Images)
Acting Police Chief CJ Davis said at a news conference that police were working to locate the suspects behind the shooting. She said police were aware of at least two suspects who opened fire during the block party.
Several crime scenes near Carnes Avenue and Grand Street were cordoned off as police investigated the shooting. The Memphis Fire Department sent several ambulances to the scene.
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Officers found five victims with gunshot wounds, including two who were pronounced dead. (Memphis Police Department)
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Police say the shooting happened at an unlicensed block party. Between 200 and 300 people were present.
The incident remains under investigation.
