Memphis — An extraordinary award of $50,000 now is available to be paid to anyone who provides information that helps identify one or more people responsible for the murder of Matthew Williams April 9 , 2025 at a meeting of a gun violence prevention organization.
The extra award of $46,000 — provided by anonymous donors in the city — is added to the amount regularly available from CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County in homicide cases, up to $4,000.
The incident occurred at a meeting of the Memphis Allies program of Youth Villages in southeast Memphis. Six people were shot and one participant – Williams, 22 – died at the scene. Donations have been coming to CrimeStoppers ever since.
“The Memphis Police Department’s investigators need the public’s help,” said David Wayne Brown, director of CrimeStoppers. “We are sure there are people with knowledge of this crime. We hope this award amount will bring someone forward to contact us. Every call or text is guaranteed anonymous.”
The award is one of the largest ever offered by CrimeStoppers.