78-year-old charged with murder after argument leads to North Memphis shooting

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A 78-year-old man is facing murder charges after an argument led to a deadly shooting in North Memphis Friday afternoon.

According to Memphis Police, officers responded to a shooting call in the 800 block of Crockett Street just after 4:30 p.m., where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers detained a man identified as Lewis Bynum, 78, on the scene and discovered he and the victim were involved in an altercation prior to the shooting.

Bynum was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

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