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Memphis man who killed 3 in livestreamed shooting rampage pleads guilty

Ezekiel Kelly pleaded guilty to 28 felony charges, including three murders, avoiding the death penalty and receiving three life sentences plus 221 years, prosecutors said.

  • Ezekiel Kelly pleaded guilty to all 28 felony counts, including three counts of first-degree murder, for a 2022 shooting rampage in Memphis that killed three people.
  • Kelly will serve three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murder charges, followed by 221 years for the remaining counts.
  • During the spree, Kelly killed Dwayne "Sosa" Tunstall, Jr., Allison Parker, and Richard Clark and streamed live footage of himself firing at strangers.
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(FOX13) – A man who terrorized Memphis during an hours-long mass shooting pleaded guilty Wednesday to all 28 charges against him, including murder and attempted murder. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors waived the death penalty for Ezekiel Kelly. A judge sentenced him to three life terms without the possibility of parole, along with 221 years in prison. Kelly changed his plea to guilty on August 13, about six months before his scheduled Febr…

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Memphis man who killed 3 in livestreamed shooting rampage pleads guilty

A Tennessee man has avoided a trial and a possible death sentence by pleading guilty to fatally shooting three people and wounding three others in a daylong series of shootings livestreamed on social media.

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Local Memphis broke the news in on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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