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Mario Butlers

Case from Memphis, TN dated May 17, 2026

Victim Details

Mario Butlers

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2026-05-17

44

Mario

Butlers

06/21/2026

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Mario Butler, a 44-year-old Black man, was killed after a Sunday morning shooting in Memphis's Frayser area on May 17, 2026. Police were called to the 2100 block of Driftwood Avenue shortly after 10 a.m., where they found Butler suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was still alive when officers arrived, but his condition was critical, and he was rushed to a hospital for emergency treatment. He later died from his injuries.

The shooting unfolded on a residential stretch of Driftwo ...
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  • localmemphis.com: MPD arrests man connected to two shootings, murder on the same day
  • https://www.actionnews5.com: Man dead after Frayser shooting; several detained
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