Eight people were shot including two men who were killed at an unsan♍ctioned public party in a Memphis city park on Saturday night, police said.
The Memphis Police Department initially repor❀ted there were 16 people shot but revised the number as the investigation continued, noting in a social media post that the error appeared to have been a result of “several victims being reported multiple times”.
Officers responded at 7:19 p.m. to a reported shooting, Ch🐽ief Cerelyn Davis said during a ne🎃ws conference at the scene.
T🌺wo men were pronounced dead at the scene and one person was in critical condition, Davis said.
The shooting occurred at a block party in Orange Mound Park, which Davis said included an estimated 200 to 300 attendees but did not appear to have been issued a city ♐permit.
“In🐎 light of recent events, we stand together to denounce these ꦦsenseless acts of violence,” Davis said.
There were no immediate arrests reported.
