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By Kayleigh Skinner of The Commercial Appeal

A Memphis man is in jail for allegedly opening fire in an apartment complex and striking multiple people, according to the Memphis Police Department.

Derrick Vaughn, 23, was arrested and charged with seven counts of criminal attempt to wit: first degree murder.

According to an affidavit, an officer was in the 2100 block of Woods Edge Drive near the Bartlett city limit when he heard shots fired in the area just before 7 p.m. May 5.

Officers arrived on the scene and found a male suspect on the ground with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and a pistol near his hand, the affidavit said. He was taken to Regional Medical Center in critical condition.

Seven victims were involved in the shooting; the affidavit did not describe whether each was injured.

One of the victims identified Vaughn in a photo lineup and told police he and the man who was shot in the abdomen opened fire at the apartment complex, the affidavit said. The victims returned fire and struck the suspect, police said.

Vaughn is currently in jail with no bond and due in court Monday.