Third man arrested after Mud Island shooting

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police arrested another man on Tuesday after two men were arrested last week in connection with the Mud Island shooting.
Hunter Maness, 33, was charged with Accessory after the Fact to wit: Criminal Attempt to wit: First Degree Murder, Accessory after the Fact to wit: Employment of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, Accessory after the Fact to wit: Theft of Property to wit Motor Vehicle $2,500-$10,000, and Accessory after the Fact to wit: Criminal Attempt to wit: Carjacking.
Maness is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
On June 2 at 12:45 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at Island Place East and Island Village Drive.
Police said the suspects were three men in a red Chevrolet Silverado. They said that the suspects cut the victim off and attempted to steal his 2020 Ford F-150 before they shot him and fled.
When the male victim was shot, he tried to get away from the suspects but ended up crashing into a mailbox.
That crash caught the attention of a witness, who helped the victim stay awake until paramedics arrived.
Arrests made in connection to Mud Island shooting
Two other witnesses heard the gunshot, and one of them had video footage that captured the suspects' truck.
The male victim was taken to Regional One in critical condition. At last check, he is expected to survive.
Violent Crime Investigators arrived at the scene and gathered evidence. They determined that the suspect vehicle was stolen from the 1500 block of Monroe earlier that morning.
On June 3, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., officers responded to a suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of East Holmes Road. The red Chevrolet Silverado was recovered and towed to the city lot.
On June 5, 2025, DeSoto County investigators reached out and provided information on this case.
VCU was advised that when DeSoto County assisted MPD with the arrests of Christopher Skelton, 29, and Justin Furnish, 42, for unrelated charges on June 2, 2025, the red truck was at the scene.
On June 6, Skelton and Furnish were charged with the following crimes:
Christopher Skelton: Theft of property of a motor vehicle $2,500-$10,000, attempted carjacking, attempted first-degree murder and two counts of employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony
Justin Furnish: Theft of property of a motor vehicle $2,500-$10,000, attempted carjacking, attempted first-degree murder and two counts of employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony
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