Suspect in custody after 15-year-old killed in West Memphis

Courtney Anderson
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A suspect is in custody after a 15-year-old was shot to death in West Memphis last week.

West Memphis Police say 15-year-old Idarreous Hudson was fatally shot on June 11 in the front yard of a friend’s home. West Memphis Police say Idarreous was shot in the arm and chest.

1 dead, 1 injured after South Memphis shooting

Friday evening, West Memphis Police said they picked up a suspect involved in Idarreous’s death. Police are not releasing the suspect’s name because he is believed to be a juvenile.

Idarreous’s mother, Latoya Matthews, says her older son told her what happened right before the shooting.

“He was like, they was standing outside talking, playing ball. He said that somebody ended up coming through. They were driving a black Cadillac, and he said somebody was hanging out the roof,” she said. “He said they came through one time. That’s when they did the drive-by shooting. They let off 10 shots. That’s when they hit my baby.”

Matthews has a message for her son’s killer.

“You’re not going to get away with this,” Matthews said. “I do want justice for by baby because he did not deserve this, my baby should still be here with me right now.”

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