‘I’m going to kill you’: Woman shoots tow truck worker during repossession, MPD says

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department is investigating after a tow truck workers was shot at while trying to repossess a vehicle.

Just before 4 a.m., officers responded to an aggravated assault call on Macon Road and Highland.

According to MPD, the victim, two tow truck workers, were repossessing a 2015 Lincoln after the owner retrieved her belongings from the car.

After the victims moved the vehicle to the street and re-hooked it from the front, the owner returned and was told not to bother the towed car.

Police say that owner exclaimed “I’m going to kill you” and fired two rounds from her handgun.

One of the workers sped away in the tow truck, while the other was shot; he was transported to a nearby hospital in non-critical condition.

The owner and the both workers have been detained for questioning.

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