3 charged in fatal shooting of civic leader

MEMPHIS — Three people have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a civic leader and former airline executive in Memphis.

Memphis police said on Twitter late Saturday that 22-year-old McKinney Wright, 18-year-old Quandarius Richardson and a 16-year-old have been charged with firstdegree murder in perpetration of a robbery and especially aggravated robbery in the shooting of Philip Trenary.

It was not immediately known early Sunday if they have lawyers.

Trenary was the president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce. He was shot Thursday night near where the chamber was holding its annual “Move it Memphis” race, near a large apartment complex and not far from historic Beale Street.

The 64-year-old Trenary also was the former head of Pinnacle Airlines. An Oklahoma native, he has been lauded for his community work in his adopted city of Memphis.

Police have said Trenary was alone when someone approached him and shot him. They said a white Ford F150 truck was identified as it left the crime scene.

Officers on Friday chased a truck matching the description of the vehicle that drove away after Trenary was shot. Police said the truck had been stolen.

Richardson was arrested on theft charges after the truck he was riding in crashed into other vehicles during the chase, police said.