Memphis police release photos of shooting suspects in Young Dolph killing

Micaela A Watts, Memphis Commercial Appeal

November 19, 2021, 5:21 AM·1 min read

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Memphis police have released a photo of the alleged shooters in the Wednesday slaying of Adolph Thornton Jr., better known as Young Dolph.

Thornton, 36, was shot and killed after purchasing cookies from Makeda's Homemade Butter Cookies, a bakery he frequented when he visited.

According to police, the two suspects fled the scene of the shooting in a white Mercedes with tinted windows.

The two suspects each appear in the photos holding weapons.

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In the aftermath of the shooting, hundreds of grieving Memphians gathered at the scene as police worked to secure the area, but no preliminary information was released Wednesday.

Initial coverage: Hip-hop star Young Dolph shot, killed at Makeda's Homemade Butter Cookies in Memphis

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