MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man has been charged in a drive-by shooting that occurred in September that killed two men, according to Shelby County Dist. Atti. General Amy Weirich.
The incident happened on September 13, 2021 in North Memphis. According to the press release, two men were sitting in a car parked in the 2200 block of Eldridge Avenue when a dark Nissan pulled up in the middle of the street and fired several shots from the passenger side.
The two men, Courtney Riley, 31, and Mario Moore Jr., 23, were identified as the victims inside the vehicle. Police said at least 32 shell casings were recovered from the scene.
Officers say they saw Jacquez Howell, 29, driving the Nissan two days later where he led police in a car chase and grabbed him after he got out of the car and tried to flee from officers.
The Nissan was stolen two months earlier from block 6100 of Poplar, officers say.
Howell was charged with two counts of first degree murder, theft of property and willful evasion of arrest. He is currently being held without bond.
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