Shortly after midnight on December 6, 2021, violence began at a Douglass Street residence in Memphis when 27-year-old Corey Lurry, described as a former boyfriend of resident Kenya Baskin, forced his way into the home and physically assaulted her. Jeramy Edwards, 30, was present and tried to intervene to protect Baskin; he was overpowered during the confrontation. Lurry dragged Baskin outside, continued the attack, threatened her life and attempted to force her into the trunk of his vehicle before fleeing after Baskin said she would call police.

Around 8:15 a.m. that morning, officers returned to the scene after residents reported hearing gunshots. Both Baskin and Edwards were found dead of multiple gunshot wounds; Baskin was in the driver’s seat of her car and Edwards was on the ground nearby. Investigators identified Lurry as the primary suspect; he was taken into custody and later indicted by a grand jury on two counts of first-degree murder plus aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, domestic assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was held without bond and the Shelby County District Attorney’s Special Prosecution Unit took the case.

Does anyone in the Memphis area have information about the events that morning or knew either victim?