9 shot, 3 dead in the last 24 hours in Memphis MPD investigating four shootings in 16 hours By Arianna Poindexter | December 10, 2020 at 5:46 PM CST - Updated December 10 at 6:45 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - It was a violent 16 hours in the Bluff City as Memphis Police investigated multiple shootings that left at least three people dead. The first triple shooting happened Wednesday afternoon in Southeast Memphis on Cherry road. Two people were taken to the hospital in non-critical condition, and one critical. Memphis City Councilman proposes new agency to reduce gun violence The second triple shooting happened Wednesday night around 7 p.m. in North Memphis on Hollywood and Peres Avenue. Two victims were rushed to the hospital in critical condition and another in non-critical condition.