Suspect throws lit firework into gas station, 2 employees injured

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are looking for a man they say threw a lit firework into a gas station, which injured two people.

At approximately 10 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to an arson in the 3100 block of S. Perkins. They were told that a small red sedan had pulled into the store.

A thin man got out and walked to the store entrance.

Inside the store, a woman was paying for her items at the counter and two store employees were there.

Video surveillance shows the man pulling a large firework from his pocket, lighting it and throwing it towards the store counter.

The firework exploded, injuring two of the store’s employees and damaging $2,500 in merchandise.

The suspect jumped into the back window of the waiting red sedan and they fled north to S. Perkins.

Police have described the suspect as a thin man in his late teens to early 20s. In the video surveillance they released, the suspect was wearing a gray hoodie, blue jeans and black loafers.

If you have any information that could help police, call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH.

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