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Corvette driver shot for refusing to race Mustang, police say
wreg.com ^ | 2/13/2022 | Jordan James

Posted on 02/13/2022 1:09:09 PM PST by rktman

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Police are searching for suspects who reportedly shot a Corvette driver after he refused to race.

Police said the incident happened early Sunday around 5 a.m. on Raleigh Lagrange Road.

Prior to the shooting, the suspect and the victims got into an argument about racing among other topics, according to a police report.

At some point, the driver of the Mustang blocked the Corvette in a parking lot.

The Corvette’s driver managed to get away and that’s when he was shot.

Incidents like these are a cause for concern for community members. These type incidents are not uncommon in the city of Memphis.

Officer dragged by car in attempt to stop burglary In fact, these types of crimes are the ones that police have been trying to cut down on over the last few years.

Memphis Police were nearby at the time of the shooting and attempted to pull over the Mustang, but it got away.

There were two people inside the car and investigators believe an automatic weapon was used based on evidence recovered at the scene.

The victim who is expected to be okay.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Philosophy; US: Tennessee
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Hmmmm.

1. "These type incidents are not uncommon in the city of Memphis."

2. "...investigators believe an automatic weapon was used based on evidence recovered at the scene."

Must have found some automatic bullet casings eh? Memphis got some bad neighborhoods looks like.

1 posted on 02/13/2022 1:09:09 PM PST by rktman
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I’ve only been in Memphis one time.
The only thing I remember about it was the filth. I’ve never seen roadsides with that much garbage, syringes, diapers, etc. And this was years before covid masks.
Even NYC wasn’t that bad.


2 posted on 02/13/2022 1:11:31 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: rktman

Thank goodness that good citizen had no way to defend himself.

/s

At some point, judges need to allow citizens to do what is
needed to protect themselves.

The system isn’t capable of doing it for them, despite
turning a lot of the felons loose for their dream utopia.


3 posted on 02/13/2022 1:11:40 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: rktman

The fruit of justice reform.


4 posted on 02/13/2022 1:12:27 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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To: rktman

My neighbors are from Memphis. They said it’s a war zone and will never return.


5 posted on 02/13/2022 1:14:13 PM PST by albie
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6 posted on 02/13/2022 1:16:51 PM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: albie
My neighbors are from Memphis. They said it’s a war zone and will never return.

Yeop! Worked with a guy from Memphis. His word for it was close to "warzone"...it was "ghetto".
7 posted on 02/13/2022 1:17:03 PM PST by know.your.why (If you dont watch the MSM you are uninformed. If you do watch the MSM you are misinformed.)
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To: rktman

It’s time for some reasonable, modest, commonsense, do-it-for-the-children corvette control laws.


8 posted on 02/13/2022 1:17:26 PM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: rktman

Memphis was for many years the per capita capital of:
1. Murder
2. Car theft
3. Burglary
4. Robbery
5. Assault

in the United States.

As for the automatic weapon, if you find 20-30 casings sprayed around a central point and witnesses say the guy opened up only for a couple seconds... Well, decent chance it was an automatic weapon. :P


9 posted on 02/13/2022 1:17:43 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: DoughtyOne
Marxism is like Islam - it promises of peace within but everywhere else is threatened with chaos.

Once the marxists have total control they will deal with these feral animals with the utmost brutality. But until then they're too useful to be interfered with.

10 posted on 02/13/2022 1:19:04 PM PST by skeeter
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Mrs. Afterguard and I were married an NAS Memphis (Millington, actually). Spent two night honeymoon in Memphis. Don’t remember a thing about the town. Never went back nor will we.


11 posted on 02/13/2022 1:20:09 PM PST by Afterguard (Deplorable me! )
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LOLOL...”Incidents like these are a cause for concern for community members.”

Death by lethal injection would would go a long way toward reducing the “concern by community members.”


12 posted on 02/13/2022 1:24:02 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If truckers quit their jobs, society would collapse. If politicians quit their jobs...HALLELUJAH!)
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5am on Sunday. They must have been on their way to early church.


13 posted on 02/13/2022 1:31:17 PM PST by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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Lot of bad reports about Memphis. I’m assuming Amish yutes running amok?


14 posted on 02/13/2022 1:32:59 PM PST by Roadrunner383 (;)
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15 posted on 02/13/2022 1:37:24 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Afterguard
Never went back nor will we.

Not even to see what condition your condition is in?

16 posted on 02/13/2022 1:41:13 PM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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I had one of those too good to be true job offers I’m Memphis. At the time, they had at least 5 mosques. My life is not for sale.


17 posted on 02/13/2022 1:51:44 PM PST by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: rktman

Especially sad, the Corvette driver probably saved the lives of numerous pedestrians by refusing to race the Mustang. I know, 5AM, but the Mustang would have found some nonetheless.


18 posted on 02/13/2022 1:57:01 PM PST by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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It’s just Memphis. Another failed Democrat run city. Shirley, you don’t expect anything different, do you/


19 posted on 02/13/2022 2:09:57 PM PST by Tupelo (“Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*ck things up” (Barack Obama))
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"Memphis Police were nearby at the time of the shooting and attempted to pull over the Mustang, but it got away."

Got the license plate, no mention of immediate arrest.

20 posted on 02/13/2022 2:13:02 PM PST by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least 1 of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, J&J, Merck and GSK)
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