Two people are dead after a shooting near a school in South Memphis.
Memphis Police responded to a shooting on Mississippi Boulevard near South Lauderdale Street, steps away from Booker T. Washington High School, at 3 p.m. Thursday. READ MORE HERE
According to Deputy Chief Webb Kirkdoffer, two males were pronounced dead on the scene. Memphis Police did not give the ages of the victims.
Booker T. Washington High School was placed on lockdown. Kirkdoffer says that police were able to communicate with the school, and the lockdown was later lifted.
Kirkdoffer says homicide investigators are canvassing the area for video surveillance footage and other evidence that can lead them to the suspects responsible for the shooting.
A witness told WREG he saw three men in ski masks with automatic rifles chasing someone. Shots were fired, and a crowd scattered.
The witness said the suspects shot the individual six to 10 times, then came back and fired more shots. The witness called 911.
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