Memphis shooting spree suspect was wanted for murder, court records show

The murder warrant was unrelated to Wednesday's shootings.
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The 19-year-old gunman recorded some of his actions on Facebook, police said.
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"It's at least eight [crime scenes]," she added. "We are still in the throes of the investigation. There could potentially be other locations. There could potentially be other damage in other places."

Court records obtained by Memphis ABC affiliate WATN indicate that an arrest warrant on the charge of first-degree murder was issued for Kelly on Wednesday, before the shooting spree happened.

The police chief said Kelly recorded at least some of his actions on Facebook Live, including when he opened fire inside a store on Jackson Avenue just before 6 p.m. A spokesperson for Facebook's parent company, Meta, told ABC News that the content was identified and removed prior to the Memphis Police Department's initial public alert about the incident. Meta was also "in direct touch with the Memphis Police Department shortly after they issued their initial public alert," the spokesperson said........

In February 2020, Kelly, who was 17 at the time, was charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, using a firearm to commit a dangerous felony and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, according to court records. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced in April 2021 to three years behind bars. He was released from prison 11 months later, in March, according to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland......