Man dies after being shot in eye; woman charged with second-degree murder, records show

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman is behind bars after a man was shot and killed.

On Sept. 5, Memphis Police responded to a shooting call in the 4200 block of Nam Ni Drive.

According to an affidavit, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the left eye.

The victim was unresponsive and later pronounced dead at the scene at 10:22 a.m.

A witness told police that about the events leading up to the man’s death.

According to the affidavit, police developed Kendria Applewhite as a person of interest. She was found at her mother’s home.

Applewhite refused to speak with investigators, and she was taken to Jail East.

She’s charged with Second-Degree Murder, records show.

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