Ezekiel Kelly, the suspect in a shooting rampage that left four dead and three injured across Memphis this week, made his first appearance in court.
The shooting rampage came just days after the body of Eliza Fletcher, a Memphis teacher who was kidnapped last Friday and murdered, was found.
The string of deadly attacks across the city over the past week have elicited rage and fear from the city’s leaders, who say the violence is unacceptable.
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The shooting suspect, Ezekiel Kelly, 19, made his first appearance Friday in a Shelby County Courtroom for a first-degree murder charge.
Kelly has been charged in the killing of Tunstall, the first victim in the shooting spree.
Authorities say the 1 a.m. shooting that left Tunstall dead set off a series of other shootings across the city which left three more people dead and three others injured.
Kelly, who was escorted by deputies into the courtroom, was shackled and wore navy jail clothes and a black face mask. He spoke briefly to address the judge’s questions and did not enter a plea.
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Judge Karen L. Massey appointed a public defender to represent Kelly.
She set Kelly’s next motion hearing for September 13. He is being held on no bond in Shelby County Jail, records show.
Additional charges are expected, police say.
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