Derrick Blackburn was a 22-year-old Black man from Memphis whose death is recorded only in fragments. An obituary published via The Commercial Appeal and Legacy.com lists his date of death as May 19, 2020 and directs mourners to N.J. Ford & Sons for services. A separate gun-violence memorial entry, however, places the loss on May 19, 2021 and explicitly classifies it as gun violence in Memphis, and includes a nickname, Dmoney ™️, and virtual tributes from others.

Neither the obituary notice nor the memorial entry includes details about the circumstances of his death, and the publicly linked postings do not name any suspect or describe arrests, charges, or court proceedings related to Blackburn’s killing. The surviving records emphasize the name and the gathering of mourners while leaving many questions about what happened unanswered.

If anyone knew Derrick, his family, or witnessed events around May 19 in Memphis, can you share information that might clarify what happened?