Woman shot in Frayser carjacking fires back at young suspect: MPD

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23-04-2025

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman in a Mercedes fired back at a suspect on a bicycle who shot her during an attempted carjacking in Frayser on Tuesday, Memphis Police say.
It happened around 7 p.m. at the Frayser Village shopping center at 2580 Frayser Boulevard at Range Line Road.
Police say the victim was getting in her car when a male with a backpack and a handgun rode up on a bike.
Video shows him waiting outside a Subway restaurant until the victim walked out, police said. Witnesses said he tried to force the woman to give him her car keys at gunpoint.
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Police say the suspect fired multiple shots at the woman, hitting her. The victim took cover behind the car and returned fire at the suspect as he ran away, and she may have struck him.
The woman was later taken to Regional One in critical condition.
The suspect fled toward the Ridgecrest Apartments next door to the shopping center. Police released a photo of him (below).
In a separate police report, the victim is listed as a security guard at the Ridgecrest Apartments. A witness described the suspect as a teenager, perhaps 14 or 15 years old. Security at the apartments told police he often rode his bike through the complex, and he allegedly had several run-ins with the security guard.
This incident was one of at least three shootings in Frayser on Tuesday night, in addition to two others in South Memphis and Whitehaven during a deadly and violent night in the city.
According to the Memphis Public Safety website, there have been 10 homicides in the Frayser community so far this year. Crime analytics show 224 Violent crimes were recorded in Frayser since January.
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