Ray Clifton Taylor Jr., 24, was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee on the evening of Thursday, July 8, 2021. Taylor, a former Mississippi Valley State football player and father of a three-year-old, was found unresponsive outside a residence on Yellowood Cove in the Raleigh neighborhood and was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports say he had been taking out the trash at the time of the shooting.

The Memphis Police Department opened an investigation and initially reported no arrests while searching for suspects. According to a witness account, two gunshots were heard and someone was seen standing near Taylor with a gun shortly afterward; that witness statement and other scene evidence were cited in identifying a suspect. Family and friends held a visitation and funeral service to honor Taylor.

Does anyone have information about that evening or knew Taylor and his routines in the Raleigh area?