MEMPHIS, TN. (THECOUNT) — Cameron Demarcus Wooten, of Glenwood, GA, has been identified as the suspect arrested in the shooting death of University of Memphis graduate 26-year-old Casey Tinker in East Memphis earlier this month.
Wooten, 20, was arrested in connection to the case and charged with first-degree murder.
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Memphis police say they found Tinker suffering from fatal gunshot injuries inside a wrecked vehicle in the 3800 block of 3800 Maid Marian Lane, in Memphis, TN, on September 17, near Sherwood Elementary School.
Tinker was still slumped over the wheel of his vehicle when police arrived on the scene. The shooting happened in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood of East Memphis, reports FOX13.
Police said Wooten and two others were driving a stolen vehicle when he pulled over. Wooten and another man exited the vehicle and attempted to rob Tinker.
A witness said Tinker attempted to fight back, but that’s when Wooten shot Tinker twice while inside his car, according to police.
The victim’s family told FOX13 Tinker was a recent graduate of the University of Memphis. His family said his grandparents recently passed away a few weeks earlier in Nashville.
Tinker’s parents were still in Nashville when they found out their son was killed in Memphis.
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Geo quick facts: Memphis is a city on the Mississippi River in southwest Tennessee, famous for the influential strains of blues, soul and rock ‘n’ roll that originated there. Elvis Presley, B.B. King and Johnny Cash recorded albums at the legendary Sun Studio, and Presley’s Graceland mansion is a popular attraction. Other music landmarks include the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, Blues Hall of Fame and Stax Museum of American Soul Music – wikipedia.