Memphis teen 1 of 2 charged in church leader’s 2022 killing

Published February 28, 2023 2:53 PM

By ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man have been indicted in the carjacking and fatal shooting of a prominent United Methodist Church leader in Memphis, Tennessee. The Shelby County District Attorney’s office said the two were each indicted on charges of first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery in the July 2022 death of the Rev. Autura Eason-Williams. Eason-Williams was found in her driveway with gunshot wounds July 18, 2022. She died at a hospital. Police say video footage showed that the pastor was ordered out of her car and then shot before her car was taken.

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