DA will seek adult charges for juvenile in rape, murder case
Mar 27, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The District Attorney's Office says it wants to transfer a juvenile suspect charged with a woman's rape and murder last year to adult court.
The 17-year-old suspect is charged with first-degree murder and rape in the death of 19-year-old Aaliyah Kyles, who was killed last July
at a house on Bald Eagle Drive in Hickory Hill.
19-year-old killed in shooting; family seeks justice
Neighbors said they heard a disturbance and gunshots, and saw a male in all black flee the scene. Kyles was later discovered in the bathtub, undressed and with multiple gunshot wounds.
"The juvenile suspect later admitted to breaking into Kyles’ home, sexually assaulting her, and fatally shooting her," a spokesperson for the D.A.'s office said.
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