Memphis police warn man randomly shooting while livestreaming

An “armed and dangerous” man has been shooting people in random attacks across Memphis Wednesday night while livestreaming the violence on Facebook, police said.

Memphis police warned residents to be alert and watch out for 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly, who is believed to be responsible for multiple shootings in the city.

Kelly was filming his alleged rampage, which began around 4:30 p.m. local time, on Facebook Live and was still on the loose late Wednesday. He switched vehicles from a blue Infiniti sedan to a grey Toyota SUV with Arkansas plate “AEV63K,” police said. 

Kelly allegedly carjacked the SUV and shot the female driver, News3 reported. 

In a screen recording of the reported livestream, a man who matches Kelly’s photo can be seen getting out of a car and walking a few steps into an AutoZone store before pulling out a gun and firing it at a man inside the shop twice.

Before walking through the front door of the store, he rants to the camera about “no faking, this sh– for real.”

It’s unclear if the man was struck or if anyone was injured in the multiple shootings.

The man live streaming claims to have shot five people in one of the Facebook Live videos, according to FOX13. It’s unclear how many shootings he carried out.

Memphis police have reported two shootings within minutes of one another before they issued the alert Wednesday.

A man was shot dead at a gas station on East Parkway around 4:35 p.m. and one minute later, a woman was shot and critically injured on Norris Road near I-240, News3 reported. 

Police have not confirmed if Kelly is the suspect in either shooting. 

In another screen recording, he can be seen driving while waving a handgun around.

“I want justice,” he said at one point.

Much of what he says is indistinguishable, but a Facebook account that includes the photograph of the suspect shared by police shows several alarming posts about death.

The account has since been taken down. 

The City of Memphis issued a statement just before 8 p.m. advising residents to stay home while Kelly is on the run. 

Police have not provided details on Kelly’s possible location.