Ricky Waters, 18, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Montgomery Village apartment complex in Knoxville on March 5, 2022. Officers found him in a car around 11:20 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Knoxville Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is treating the shooting as a homicide.

Waters was due to graduate from Fulton High School a few months later and had plans to study welding at Tennessee Tech. Family members recall a hardworking young man who enjoyed a recent trip to Orlando and was planning a graduation trip to Jamaica; his grandmother, Rhonda Walton, has spoken about the family’s loss and their desire for justice.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for tips and will accept anonymous information. If anyone has relevant information about that night or the Montgomery Village area, please come forward.