A South Memphis grandmother was killed after an online dispute escalated into gunfire. On July 24, 2021, 64-year-old Clara Wismon was fatally shot outside her townhome near South Lauderdale Street and St. Paul Avenue. Prosecutors say the violence began from a social media argument between Wismon’s 13-year-old granddaughter and the sister of the alleged shooter. A white car pulled up, a woman got out and fired into a crowd, and witnesses said the shooter emptied a magazine. Wismon, remembered by family as someone who was always cooking for or caring for others, was struck and killed; her family believes she was not the intended target.

Two days later a woman surrendered to a U.S. Marshals task force. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Shikina Pony of West Memphis, was later indicted in December 2021 on second-degree murder for Wismon’s death and attempted second-degree murder for endangering others that day; Pony was released on bond. Who in the neighborhood might have seen the white car or other activity around the townhome that afternoon?