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Over 8,000 MLGW customers in the Memphis area are without power due to a severe thunderstorm, with the outages concentrated in South Memphis and Whitehaven along Winchester and East Brooks Road.
A man is in critical condition after being shot in South Memphis. The Memphis Police Department responded to a shooting call and found the victim with a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to the hospital, and the police have no suspect information at this time. The investigation is ongoing.
A firefighter was killed and three others were hospitalized after becoming trapped in a burning house fire in South Memphis. The incident occurred late at night, and when crews arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. The Memphis Fire Department expressed their condolences and requested privacy for the affected families and firefighting personnel. The Memphis Fire Union also released a statement expressing their sadness and offering prayers for the injured firefighters.
One firefighter has died and three others are hospitalized after a fire broke out at a vacant home in South Memphis. The fire started in a dumpster and spread to the house. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Memphis Fire Fighters Association expressed their condolences and prayers for the affected firefighters and their families.
A man was killed in a hit-and-run accident in South Memphis on Tuesday night. Surveillance video showed a black Sedan traveling westbound on South Parkway West hit the man as he was walking across the street. The driver left the scene going westbound on South Parkway West. Police are urging anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers.
Laderio Gordon, a man with a history of domestic violence, has been charged with kidnapping and raping a 12-year-old girl in South Memphis. His girlfriend, who had no idea about the allegations, was shocked to learn that he was allegedly using her grandmother's car to prey on children. Gordon has a daughter himself, and his girlfriend claims he would never do anything to harm her. He is also facing a weapons charge and may face additional charges for preying on other children.
Laderio Gordon, 29, has been identified as the suspect in a string of rapes and abductions involving children in South Memphis. He is charged with kidnapping, rape of a child, and employing a firearm with the intention to commit a felony. Gordon allegedly abducted a 12-year-old girl at gunpoint, forced her to perform oral sex on him, and then returned her to the same location where she was abducted. He was taken into custody and admitted to the crime. No bond has been set.
A shooting in South Memphis led to a car crash on E.H. Crump Boulevard, where a woman was critically injured with a gunshot wound. The driver of the car was also injured but not critically. Three people have been detained by police, and the investigation is ongoing.