Man shot in front of wife outside Memphis restaurant

[Pat McGarrity]

Man shot in front of wife outside Memphis restaurant

By Jody Callahan

Originally published 08:53 p.m., January 14, 2009
Updated 08:53 p.m., January 14, 2009

A 37-year-old man was shot and injured in the parking lot of Los Compadres restaurant at 2617 Poplar just after 7 tonight, Memphis Police said.

The man and his wife were heading toward their car after eating when two men approached them, demanding money.

At least one shot was fired, striking the man in the chest. He was taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis in critical condition, but was later upgraded to noncritical.

The man apparently resisted the robbers, his wife told police, although she couldn't hear what he said to them. Police said he called to his wife for help after the shots were fired.

Police have no one in custody yet.

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Police are also investigating a shooting that happened just before 8:30 p.m. at 4886 Teal in southeast Memphis, where a 21-year-old man was shot in the stomach.

The victim, who was outside when the shots were fired, went to his brother, who drove him to Delta Medical Center. After they stabilized him there, the man was airlifted to The Med, where he remains in extremely critical condition, police said.