Memphis police investigating possible first homicide of 2012
Published: Jan. 9, 2012 at 2:21 AM CST
(WMC-TV) - Memphis police investigated what appeared to be the city's first homicide of the year Saturday night.
Officers responded to a shooting call at 1788 Keltner Circle around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. A 22-year-old man was found shot to death on the sidewalk outside that address.
Police have not released the name of the victim or a motive, but family members identified him as Cortez Jones.
Family members said the shooter mistook Jones for someone else who had been involved in a fight at the location earlier in the day. Police have not confirmed that information.
No one is in custody. If you have any information, call Crime Stoppers at (901) 528-CASH.
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