Man åtalad för mord på sin exflickvän och den man hon var tillsammans med i Memphis

1 april 2026

Rapporterad av AI

Verdell Pegues står åtalad för två fall av mord av första graden efter att ha skjutit ihjäl sin exflickvän Lashaunda Boyd och Jimmy Ford på en trottoar i Memphis. Attacken föregicks av rapporter om våld i nära relationer där Pegues hotat Boyd. Båda offren avled till följd av sina skador.

Den 22 mars, strax före lunch, promenerade 36-åriga Lashaunda Boyd och 37-åriga Jimmy Ford nära korsningen East Dison Avenue och Carnegie Street i Memphis, Tennessee, när en man närmade sig och sköt dem, enligt polisen i Memphis. Videoövervakning fångade hur den misstänkte stod över de fallna offren och avlossade ytterligare skott. Polisen fann 9 mm-hylsor på platsen; Boyd förklarades död på platsen medan Ford avled på sjukhus, vilket rapporterats av WREG.

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