MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Police charged a man with second-degree murder after a woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning, marking the city’s first homicide of 2026.Â
Officers responded to the shooting in the 3800 block of Philsdale Avenue at 2:30 a.m.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Raymond Dowdy
Police identified the suspect as 88-year-old Raymond Dowdy.
According to police, the two were in a relationship.
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