Shakir Moss (Shelby County Sheriff’s Office).
A man from Tennessee found himself jailed on Sunday for trying to shoot a father who was at a home picking up his children. This residence was where the suspect’s friend lived with the children’s mother. The suspect allegedly threatened the father by saying, “I got a couple bodies under my name. I will kill you,” following a disagreement, according to the authorities.
Shakir Moss, aged 24, is facing four charges of attempted first-degree murder related to the incident that took place on April 23 at a South Memphis address on West Ball Road, as per court documents.
Details from Moss’ charging documents, obtained by WREG, a local CBS station, recount how he supposedly took out a firearm and fired numerous shots at the father after being summoned from the adjoining house. Police indicate that Moss’ friend, who lived with the mother of the man’s children, reportedly challenged the father to a physical fight after the dad engaged in an argument with the children’s mother upon his arrival to pick up the kids.
The father accepted, according to WREG, which prompted the friend to call over two men from the house next door — one being Moss, cops say.
Moss allegedly walked over with a handgun and issued the threat on the dad’s life. The victim put his children in their car and tried leaving, but Moss opened fire and struck the vehicle at least once, according to police.
Shelby County court records show that Moss has at least five active or open cases in the system as of Monday. He was being held on a $2,025,000 bond and is due in court on Tuesday.
