Shooting spree suspect identified as undocumented immigrant: DHS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man involved in a shooting spree that left two people hospitalized last week has been identified as an undocumented immigrant, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Enoc Martinez, 24, is from Honduras. DHS says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer against Martinez after the shooting spree.
Martinez was charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder, five counts of employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, evading arrest on foot, intentionally evading in an auto, and domestic assault.
They said Martinez illegally entered the U.S. in June 2014 as an unaccompanied minor, and he was apprehended by Border Patrol and was turned over to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and then placed with a sponsor in Memphis, TN. He was issued a final order of removal in 2022.
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Martinez was accused of taking part in the following incidents:
At 12:03 p.m., a shooting occurred in the 3600 block of Faxon Avenue.
Officers found a male victim who was later taken to Regional One in critical condition.
The suspect fled the scene in a silver Ford Edge.
At 12:15 p.m., police said the suspect proceeded to travel into the area of Sam Cooper and White Station Road, where the suspect allegedly shot a driver.
The male victim was driven by a private vehicle to Baptist East in non-critical condition.
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At 12:18 p.m., the suspect, while driving on I-240 and Walnut Grove Road, allegedly shot at a vehicle.
A male victim was taken to Regional One Hospital in critical condition.
At the same time, another driver reported that she was on I-240 southbound near Walnut Grove when the occupant of a silver Ford SUV allegedly shot at her. The victim said that the suspect fired one round at her out of his passenger side window.
The victim followed the silver Ford Edge until it exited onto Perkins Road.
At approximately 12:21 p.m., officers located the silver Ford Edge at South Perkins Road and Showcase Boulevard.
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Officers initiated a traffic stop using blue lights and sirens when the driver refused to stop fleeing from officers.
After a brief pursuit, the suspect later crashed out in the area of Hickory Hill and Raines Road.
He fled on foot before being placed into custody. Officers located a black handgun outside the passenger side of the vehicle. The driver was identified as Enoc Martinez.
The investigation revealed that Martinez was solely responsible for each incident.
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