On a Sunday morning in February 2024, a violent spree in Memphis ended the life of 32-year-old Mark Jones. Events began around 10:00 a.m. with a carjacking of a Nissan Maxima and escalated into multiple shootings and further carjackings. Police discovered Jones’s body at one of the crime scenes at approximately 10:15 a.m.; specific details about how he was killed were not immediately released. Jones is described as a Black male.

The same rampage wounded two women, one critically, and a young boy suffered a dog bite at the site of one shooting. Another scene showed evidence of gunfire but no physical injuries were reported there. Authorities launched a citywide manhunt and later made an arrest after a foot chase. A 20-year-old, Courdarion Craft, was taken into custody and a grand jury returned a 48-count indictment that includes first-degree murder, aggravated assault and carjacking in connection with these events. Anyone with information about Mark Jones or the February 11 incidents is asked to come forward.