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   MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people are facing charges after an employee at St. Jude   
   Children’s Research Hospital was killed along the Riverfront during an   
   apparent robbery.   
      
   Alexander Bulakhov, 32, was shot during an apparent robbery Sunday night on   
   Tennessee Street and West Butler Avenue by Butler Park in downtown Memphis,   
   police say.   
      
   Police responded to a shooting on Tennessee Street and West Butler Avenue by   
   Butler Park just before 8 p.m. Sunday.   
      
   Officers reportedly found a man suffering from gunshot wounds on the scene.   
   Police say he went to the hospital in critical condition. He later died.   
      
   Memphis Police said the suspects fled the scene in a white Toyota Camry.   
      
   Man killed in East Memphis shooting   
   According to police, the investigation led officers to the area of Whitney   
   Avenue and Steele Street Monday afternoon, where they recovered the Camry and   
   detained Marious Ward, 23, and Brandy Rucker, 22.   
      
   2 charged in shooting death of St. Jude employee identified   
   Ward and Rucker were charged with first-degree murder, first-degree murder in   
   preparation of an aggravated robber, especially aggravated robbery, criminal   
   attempt first-degree murder, employing a firearm during the commission of a   
   dangerous felony, and    
   criminal attempt aggravated robbery.   
      
   Police have identified the victim as 32-year-old Alexander Bulakhov. St. Jude   
   confirmed Monday that Bulakhov was an employee and released the following   
   statement:   
      
   “We are deeply saddened by the loss of a valued member of the St. Jude   
   community. Our thoughts are with Alexander’s family and we are working to   
   support them during this difficult time.”   
      
   The homicide happened feet away from Al Quesada’s home and where Memphians   
   enjoy the Mississippi riverfront. Quesada says he has lived on Tennessee   
   Street for nearly five years.   
      
   “We came down thinking it was in our driveway, but it was four homes   
   down,” he said.   
      
   A Memphis Skycop and multiple surveillance cameras are providing little   
   comfort following this recent homicide.   
      
   “We felt that we were safe. We walk to FedExForum, but this is going to   
   change our lives a little bit,” Quesada said. “It’s changing the way we   
   look at things, the way we walk downtown, what time. We are just a little   
   nervous.”   
      
   The latest crime data, according to Memphis Police, shows the number of   
   murders and homicides in Memphis this year have already far surpassed last   
   year’s numbers.   
      
   Mayor Jim Strickland is devastated by yet another senseless tragedy in Memphis.   
      
   “My heart was broken. And then obviously I prayed for the family   
   immediately,” he said. “The overall message needs to be, if you commit a   
   crime and you’re arrested, you will be treated extraordinarily seriously. If   
   it’s a violent crime, zero    
   tolerance.”   
      
   While it may be too late for Mayor Strickland to turn the numbers around   
   before his term is up, Mayor-Elect Paul Young has plans to try and do just   
   that.   
      
   “Those negative incidents do not define who we are. We are talking about one   
   percent of our population that’s terrorizing our whole city,” Young said.   
      
   Young said the violence in Memphis isn’t just killing our community, but   
   also our reputation.   
      
   “We have to change that narrative. We need people to understand who we are   
   as Memphians are people who love our city, our culture, our character, our   
   vibe that’s unmistakable. Those are the things that should define who we   
   are. Not the negative    
   incidents we have seen take place,” he said.   
      
   If you have any information that could help police, call CrimeStoppers at   
   901-528-CASH.   
      
   https://wreg.com/news/local/suspect-wanted-after-downtown-shooting/   
      
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