DailyKenn.com —James Michael Presgrove, 31, was fatally shot in Memphis, TN.
Isiah Jones, 22, was arrested.
Presgrove was discovered shot to death inside a wrecked and burned SUV.
Jones has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting.
Memphis Police responded to a shooting just after 3 a.m. at the Memphis Extended Stay.
Court documents describe the crime scene:
A witness, referred to as "a concerned citizen," informed investigators that he called 911 after hearing approximately 10 gunshots within the hotel complex. While searching for evidence of the shooting, officers were alerted to a Chevrolet Tahoe on fire in a nearby wooded area, according to records.
The Memphis Fire Department arrived to extinguish the vehicle fire. When firefighters opened the rear hatch door of the Tahoe, they, along with police officers, discovered a "badly burned body" in the driver's seat, records state.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
15 spent shell casings were recovered from the crime scene. Investigators obtained surveillance footage capturing the moments before and after the deadly shooting.
The footage shows the Tahoe entering the parking lot of Memphis Extended Stay, followed by a blue Chevrolet Impala pulling in front of it, blocking the path. A man, believed to be Jones, exited the Impala, pointed two handguns at the Tahoe, and opened fire, according to court records.
The driver of the Tahoe "quickly" reversed and sped away, but Jones allegedly continued to fire shots as the vehicle drove off.
Jones reportedly re-entered the Impala and pursued the Tahoe until it crashed in the wooded area near Tag Truck Center, just a block from the hotel. Surveillance footage then shows Jones walking away from the crash and getting into the front seat of a white sedan, which then sped away, records show.
The manager of Memphis Extended Stay told investigators that Jones was a regular guest at the hotel and had checked into a room the day before the shooting.
• James Michael Presgrove
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Isiah Jones
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[Arrest made after man found shot to death in burned vehicle near Parkway Village hotel, By FOX13 Memphis News Staff, fox13memphis.com, Aug. 15, 2024 ]
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