Police identify man killed on Dempster Ave

Published: Apr. 11, 2016 at 11:46 AM CDT|Updated: Apr. 12, 2016 at 12:28 PM CDT

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - One person was shot and killed on East Dempster Avenue on Monday morning.

Police later identified the victim as 24-year-old Gerial Jeans.

The shooting happened near South Orleans Street and Prospect Street. Officers said Jeans was inside a car when he was shot.

Police said they found a Jeans inside a 2002 Jeep Cherokee. He was pronounced dead on the scene. The front of his jeep was heavily damaged.

Around the corner on McMillan Street, a white Ford F-150 had rear-end damage. Police said the truck was unoccupied when the jeep hit it.

Police said no arrests have been made at this time.

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