MEMPHIS, TN - Memphis Police are investigating two homicides that occured early in the morning on the Fourth of July holiday.
The first murder happened around 1:00 a.m. in Downtown Memphis on Mosby near Alabama. Investigators say they found 18-year-old Kawanda Wainwright shot to death.
An MPD spokesperson says they have identified a person of interest in this case but so far no charges have been filed.
The second killing happened about an hour later in Whitehaven. The unidentified victim was found shot to death in the 900-block of East Holmes Road. Investigators have not released any other information about this homicide to myEyewitnessNews.com at this point.
Anyone with information about either deadly shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.
