Carey Lavon Woods, a 40-year-old African American man from Memphis, Tennessee, was fatally shot on the evening of May 30, 2021. Public reports provide few details about the circumstances that led to the shooting, but it occurred amid a broader rise in violent crime in the city.

Friends and family described Woods as respectful and caring. Authorities investigated the homicide, and an arrest followed: Cedric Williams was taken into custody and charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with Woods’s death, a charge that the reports say reflects an alleged killing in the heat of the moment rather than premeditation. The later course and outcome of the legal proceedings have not been widely reported.

If anyone knew Carey Woods or has information about what happened that night in Memphis, please share what can help the investigation.