Man dead, woman injured after shooting, crash in South Memphis

A man has died after he was shot and crashed his car in South Memphis early Tuesday morning.

The shooting occurred shortly after 12 a.m. in the area of E.H. Crump and Mississippi.

According to preliminary information, police said the man kept driving after he was shot and crashed the car into two light poles on E.H. Crump and Lauderdale in front of Tri-State Truck Center. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

A woman in the car with the man was also shot. She was taken to the Regional Medical Center in critical condition.

Police said the man was shot once and they are not sure yet if he died from the gunshot wound or injuries sustained in the crash.

The man's name and age have not been released by police.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-2274.