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Identities of 3 victims of the Memphis Tennessee at different locations have now been released.
According to the Memphis Police Department, the suspect Mavis Christian Jr killed four of his female relatives and seriously injured a fifth person.
Police said Christian was related to the victims but could not immediately specify how they were related.
MPD said Mavis Christian Jr. was located inside a vehicle shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Here are the names of the victims:
- Tawanda Barron
- Ruby Christian
- Kamaria Christian aka Lateisha Bobo
What happened
According to MPD, officers responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Howard Drive at 9:22 p.m. Saturday.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found one female with a gunshot wound, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
MPD responded to the first of the shootings at 5:43 p.m. Saturday and found three females shot, two fatally and one critically, at 3636 Field Lark Drive.
Officers arrived at the second scene at 6:40 p.m. where another female was shot at 5050 Warrington Road. .
Police identified Christian and said he was reportedly driving a white 2017 Chevrolet Malibu with a Tennessee license plate numbered 390-BHTM.
This was the car he was later found in.
According to court records, Christian’s criminal record dates back to a 1996 charge of aggravated assault.
Most recently, he faced charges in 2018 of felony domestic violence, aggravated assault, theft and vandalism.
Additionally, he was arrested in 2007 for attempted second degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault, all of which were dropped.
