Overview

• Kelly pleaded guilty on Aug. 13 to first-degree murder and more than two dozen related charges in the 2022 Memphis shooting spree.
• Judge James Jones Jr. imposed three life sentences without parole plus an additional 221 years under the plea deal.
• Prosecutors had prepared to seek the death penalty but endorsed the agreement to provide certainty for victims’ families.
• Evidence included testimonies from roughly 400 witnesses and over 300 video recordings after parts of the rampage were livestreamed.
• The Sept. 7, 2022, rampage left three people dead and three wounded, prompted a citywide manhunt and disrupted transit, college campuses and sporting events.