Allison Nicole Parker was 38 and worked as a medical assistant at the Family Practice Center in West Memphis, Arkansas. A devoted mother of three, she was described as kind and caring by those who knew her. On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, she was carjacked at the corner of Poplar Avenue and North Evergreen Street in Memphis and was shot multiple times during a city-wide shooting spree. Bystanders and others rushed to her aid, but she died of her wounds.

The spree that day included multiple shootings and carjackings and left three people dead and three others injured. The suspect was captured later the same day and charged with multiple offenses including first-degree murder and domestic terrorism. The community held vigils and offered support to the victims’ families in the aftermath.