A man fired a shot from an AR-style rifle into the FOX13 Memphis newsroom on May 2, 2023, according to reports from the outlet, but no injuries were reported. Employees were evacuated to a back parking lot for approximately 30 minutes before being allowed back into the building.
FOX13 reported that at around 11:30 a.m. a man approached an employee wanting to talk, and showed the employee that he was carrying a gun. The employee ended the conversation and left, after which the man walked to the front of the building and fired a single shot. The gunman then fled and barricaded himself in a nearby restaurant.
FOX 13 reporter Shelia O’Connor posted on Twitter at 1 p.m. that no employees or staff members were hit or injured during the incident.
Another FOX13 reporter, Dakarai Turner, tweeted that negotiators were able to disarm the gunman and Memphis Police Department officers took him into custody. The department, which did not immediately respond to a request for additional information, confirmed on Twitter that the suspect had been arrested.
When reached for comment, FOX13 directed the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker to the voicemail of general manager, Kyle Krebs.
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