One dead and five in critical condition among 11 people shot at Memphis bar

Eleven people were shot and one is dead following two shootings in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

At around quarter to 1am, officers were called to a shooting at the Live Lounge, on the outskirts of Memphis, where two shooting victims were immediately transported to the local Regional One Hospital in critical condition.

Five additional shooting victims departed the scene and arrived by private vehicle to the hospital in non-life-threatening condition. They have all since been released.

While at the scene, officers received information that a second shooting had occurred and victims were at Shelby Drive & Boeingshire Drive, one mile down the road from the nightclub.

One male victim at the second scene was pronounced dead, and an additional three victims were transported in critical condition to the hospital. 

There are believed to be 11 victims total between the two scenes, which police say are connected. 

Police say, at this time, it is unclear what occurred prior to the shooting and there is no solid description of the suspect.

There are now three persons of interest who the Memphis police posted pictures on Twitter.

'If anyone can identify these individuals, call Crime Stoppers @ 901-528-CASH. The individual in the blk t-shirt w/ green writing may have been injured and needs medical attention,' wrote the PD.

Further, it is unclear whether the suspects are known to the victims.

A map illustrating the proximity of the shootings that happened about a mile apart from one another in Memphis on Saturday night

The Live Lounge in Whitehaven, Memphis, where a deadly shooting took place in the early hours of Sunday morning

Pictured Shelby Drive and Boeingshire Drive in Memphis, Tennessee, where officers found the second group of victims

Two of the persons of interest identified by the Memphis Police Department

The POI with green writing on his black shirt, said the police, may be injured and in need of medical assistance

Whitehaven is a predominantly black neighborhood of the city with a current population of about 50,000. It sits about 2 miles above the state line with Mississippi.

In recent years, Memphis has struggled with crime. There were 346 homicides in the city in 2021, and 302 in 2022.

Police chief CJ Davis attributes the declining number of murders to progress the police department has made in relation to gang violence across the city.

'We had some really significant arrests last year that we think contributed to some of the aggravated assaults,' she Davis.

'We think that we've made some progress as it relates to some of the gang activity in the city.'