April 2, 2021

HOMICIDE

It was 4:14 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021 when a shooting call came into the Appling Farms station of the Memphis Police Department. Officers dispatched to 5280 Elmore Road at Raleigh LaGrange — the Best Deal Automotive Repair — found Gerald Stewart in the parking lot, suffering from several gunshot wounds.

Stewart was transported to Regional One hospital. He did not survive his injuries. Officers learned that he drove to the business after being notified by phone that the business alarm was sounding.

Shots were fired at the scene and Stewart was struck. The suspects then fled in a white mid-sized sedan. Anyone with information about this homicide should call or text CrimeStoppers, 528-CASH (2274).

March 5, 2021

Aggravated Assault

A young woman told police she was driving on I-240 near Poplar avenue in the early morning hours of July 7, 2020 when she heard shots and then realized she was injured. She drove herself to a nearby hospital where officers arrived from the Appling Farms precinct.

They found the woman had multiple gunshot wounds. The investigation is ongoing. An award of $10,000 is offered through CrimeStoppers. Anyone with information is asked to contact the organization at 528-CASH (2274).

March 5, 2021

HOMICIDE

It was just after noon on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 when Memphis Police officers responded to a call about a woman found dead in a residence.

Officers quickly arrived at the house in the 1700 block of Pendleton Street just off Lamar Avenue. Inside they found Lamonica Myers. She was dead.

The medical examiner later ruled Myers’ death a homicide.

The public’s help is needed to solve this case. Anyone with information about what happened to Lamonica Myers is asked to contact CrimeStoppers, 528-CASH (2274) by call or text.

February 26, 2021

HOMICIDE

Memphis Police dispatched officers from the Raines Station precinct to respond to a shooting call at 12:59 a.m. Sunday, February 7, 2021. They arrived at the scene at Horn Lake and Dixie Road in south Memphis to locate a victim inside a Ford Escape.

Sonia Starks was suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Memphis Fire Dept. paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. A white sedan was seen leaving the area of the crime.

Investigators need the public’s help solving this murder. Anyone with information please contact CrimeStoppers, 528-CASH (2274) for a possible award.

February 5, 2021

HOMICIDE

Cedric Birdsong was leaving a convenience store about 6:20 p.m. Saturday, January 9, 2021 when he was approached by a man with a face covering. The man shot him at pointblank range.

Ridgeway Station officers responded to the crime at the Raines Mart, 5915 E. Raines Road near Hickory Hill Road in east Memphis and found Birdsong on the ground. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was unresponsive. Memphis Fire personnel arrived and pronounced him dead.

The suspect is described as a six-foot, 150 pounds male wearing dark clothing, white hat and face covering. He was last seen running south behind the business. Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to contact CrimeStoppers, 528-CASH (2274) for an award up to $1,000.

January 15, 2021

HOMICIDE

Reports of a shooting brought Austin Peay station officers of the Memphis Police Dept to the 3300 block of Cypress Road, just south of James Road in north Memphis, about 11:45 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2021. On arrival they found an unresponsive Terita J. Smith.

Smith was suffering from a gunshot wound and sitting in the driver’s seat of a black 2019 Chrysler 300. Memphis Fire Dept. paramedics arrived and pronounced the victim dead.

Detectives need help solving this murder. Anyone with information should contact CrimeStoppers, by phone or text, 528-CASH (2274).

January 8, 2021

HOMICIDE

It was 8 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2021 when Memphis Police officers from the North Main Street station were dispatched to the 800 block of E.H. Crump Blvd., just south of downtown, in response to an accident report.

On Crump the officers discovered an unresponsive victim inside a wrecked GMC Terrain. The man was pronounced dead by Memphis Fire Dept. paramedics at the scene.

Special Traffic Unit investigators arrived. Their efforts soon revealed that the victim, Jabouri Williams, had been shot multiple times. MPD homicide detectives were then brought to the crime scene. No other information was available about what happened to Williams. Anyone with any information is asked to contact CrimeStoppers, 528-CASH (2274) to help solve this murder.

January 1, 2021

HOMICIDE

At 1:10 p.m. Thursday, December 3, 2020 Memphis Police officers responded to reports of a shooting at a Dollar Tree store at 5110 Summer Avenue in east Memphis. At the scene officers found Antwoni Purnell on the floor. He was suffering from gunshot wounds and was unresponsive.

Purnell was pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics. Officers learned that while he was in the store a person in a white hoodie, black pants and a mask walked into the store and began shooting. The suspect then ran from the business and got into a stolen gray Dodge Charger with a missing front bumper and Tennessee license plate number 2F4-8Z6.

Anyone with information on this murder, or the whereabouts of the stolen car, is asked to contact CrimeStoppers, 528-CASH (2274).