Stories/Essays: Senseless Streets: mbgang19-01

This man shows off a bullet wound from what he said was an attempt on his life. Although he denied any gang involvement, officers say his tattoos, one of which covered his entire back depicting a jack-in-the-box smoking a blunt while holding two semi-automatic pistols, indicate otherwise.(Mike Brown/ Memphis Commercial Appeal)

This man shows off a bullet wound from what he said was an attempt on his life. Although he denied any gang involvement, officers say his tattoos, one of which covered his entire back depicting a jack-in-the-box smoking a blunt while holding two semi-automatic pistols, indicate otherwise. 

(Mike Brown/ Memphis Commercial Appeal)