Police identify victim in Friday shooting in Whitehaven

Daniel Connolly
Memphis Commercial Appeal
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A man shot Friday afternoon in Whitehaven has died, and Memphis police have identified him as 29-year Torrance Smith.

Officers had found him lying in the middle of an intersection in the area of Neely and Appleton around 5 p.m. on Friday, police spokeswoman Lt. Karen Rudolph wrote in an email.

"The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was with a male known to him prior to the shooting," she wrote. "The suspect is not yet in custody." 

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