THE suspected Memphis gunman allegedly shared a disturbing message about his mom in a chilling Facebook Live video - seconds before he opened fire at a convenience store.
Ezekiel Kelly, 19, was arrested following a deadly shooting spree and hours-long manhunt across the city of Memphis on Wednesday after he allegedly shot dead four people and wounded three others.
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In the Facebook Live video - which has since been deleted from the social media platform - Kelly filmed himself moments before he fired into the AutoZone.
"No fakin'," Kelly said. "This s*** is for real," he continued. "On my momma [inaudible] you think I'm playing. This s*** for real."
Kelly had also allegedly addressed an August 18 Facebook post under the handle Zeke Huncho to his mother, writing: “I swear wont [sic] GO witout [sic] a fight I promise.”
The Daily Beast reports that the photo of Kelly put out by police matched those on a Facebook page with the handle Zeke Huncho.
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The outlet also reported that Kelly may have also posted other eerie messages about death on that Facebook page.
Kelly may have shared the previous posts to the Facebook page's stories in the hours leading up to the shooting.
One prior post from 2019 read: “My home boys turning into b******, my home girls should carry my casket.”
Another post from January 2020 stated: “I might pray and go commit a sin and then go pray again!!”
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Shortly after midnight, Memphis Police Chief Davis revealed that cops believed suspect Kelly was also responsible for another murder on Tuesday night.
Davis thanked law enforcement agencies who had arrested him, telling reporters: "I want to reassure the community that 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly is in fact in custody.
"This has been a horrific week for the city of Memphis and the Memphis police department," she continued after Kelly's arrest, which came just days after the body of murdered jogger Eliza Fletcher was found in the Tennessee city.
"We extend our sincere condolences to all the victims who have been affected by this sequence of violence acts today," Davis said, thanking the public for their tips."
FAMILY'S SHOCK
Earlier, Kelly's aunt, who did not wish to be named, spoke exclusively to The U.S. Sun in the hours following Kelly's arrest.
When asked if she feels he was of sound mind during the alleged shooting, his aunt said: "No, he wasn't. That's not him."
"I found out this evening. I'm shocked just like everybody else," the aunt who asked not to be named said.
"The only person who knows what's going on with Ezekiel is Ezekiel.
"He's got a lot of stuff going on, a lot of deaths around him.
"He wasn't just going around doing something as a joke. There's something going on with him mentally, he needs help.
"It's hard to survive here, especially when you don't know who your daddy is. And you're dealing with these deaths.
"I'm his aunt. I hate that people lost their lives. I sympathize and empathize, but I haven't heard anything from him."
'ARMED AND DANGEROUS'
The terror in Memphis began Wednesday afternoon when Kelly allegedly began live streaming his shootings.
Graphic video from around 4.30pm local time on Wednesday showed what appeared to be Kelly allegedly shooting at random people while on Facebook Live.
His expletive-filled rant that included the message to his mother was seen on the live stream seconds before he walked into an AutoZone and seemingly shot a man without warning.
Police said Kelly also carjacked a woman for her vehicle and witnesses say the woman was shot.
Two people have died and one is injured, though police have not yet confirmed that Kelly is responsible for these victims.
Kelly then allegedly carjacked another vehicle, a Dodge Challenger, in Southaven, Mississippi.
He allegedly crashed that vehicle in the area of Ivan Road and Hodge Road back in Memphis, where he was taken into custody.
The Memphis Police Department had described Kelly as being "armed and dangerous" before he was arrested right around 9.15pm.
KELLY HAD FACED FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES
The U.S. Sun can confirm Kelly has charges from 2020 including criminal attempt of first degree murder, aggravated assault, employing a firearm with intent to commit a felony and reckless endangerment.
Court documents from Shelby County show he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and the other charges were dismissed.
On April 6, 2021 he was sentenced to three years in the Shelby County Department of Corrections after he was tried as an adult.
He was ordered to pay fines and costs amounting to $12,389.50 - and had agreed on a payment plan.
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Kelly was sentenced to three years but was released on March 16, 2022.
Authorities had reportedly issued a warrant for Kelly's arrest on Wednesday morning stemming from a February 3, 2020 incident.
