[Commercial Appeal] Police are investigating after multiple people were shot Monday morning at a downtown nightclub.
Officers responded to a shooting call at Purple Haze located at South 2nd Street and Lt. George West Lee Avenue around 3:25 a.m., according to the Memphis Fire Department.
The Memphis Police Department tweeted that four people were shot and taken to a nearby hospital. One victim was in critical condition, and the other three were in non-critical condition.
No further information is available regarding suspects or how the incident occurred.
It isn't the first time the downtown venue has been in headlines. In April, a well-known peace activist died after being shot outside of the club. In Dec. 2017, a man was critically injured during an early morning shooting at Purple Haze on Christmas Day. |