MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police arrested a second man in connection to a July 2024 shooting at the Economy Inn on Lamar Ave.

Gregory Robinson, 34, was arrested on Oct. 30 by police. He is charged with especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated kidnapping, and convicted felon in possession of a weapon.

On July 14, 2024, Memphis Police responded to a shooting at the Economy Inn at 3896 Lamar Ave. When they arrived, they found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound in the lower abdomen.

Officers reviewed the hotel’s security video and the victim was seen walking from the second-story stairwell with two armed men. One man dressed in a yellow traffic vest was armed with a black handgun, the second was a man with long dreadlocks and was carrying what appeared to be an AR-15.

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