A confrontation in Memphis on May 16, 2021, ended in the death of 31-year-old Ivan Lewis Payton. Payton was found in the driveway of a home in the 3800 block of Burr Road with a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses said the incident began as a physical fight in the front yard between Payton and another man later identified as Raymond Benson. After the men were separated, Benson allegedly produced a handgun, fired multiple shots and struck Payton. Benson then fled in Payton’s vehicle.

Investigators identified Benson as the primary suspect; witnesses positively identified him in a six-person photo lineup. Benson was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, theft of property and, because of his criminal history, being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun. He was held in the Shelby County jail without bond.

Did anyone in the Burr Road area see or hear anything that day that wasn’t reported?