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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Feb 4, 2025

Ezekiel Kelly, a 22-year-old Memphis man charged with capitol murder, will act as his own lawyer in a trial scheduled for July. The two dozen charges, including first-degree murder and attempted murder, stem from a September 2022 shooting spree and city-wide manhunt that left three people dead and three others wounded. According to the Associated Press, a judge in January granted Kelly's request to serve as his own lawyer, and on Tuesday, Kelly requested more time to access the jail computers to review the evidence against him. He has pleaded not guilty. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said his office plans to seek the death penalty if Kelly is convicted of first-degree murder.