Jerome Gilkey was 25 when he was shot and killed at a home on Boxtown Road in southwest Memphis on May 9, 2021. He had been at the house consoling a friend’s mother after her child’s recent death when the people allegedly responsible for that earlier killing returned and opened fire. The shooting also wounded several others inside the home, including an 11-year-old child who survived.

The Memphis Police Department identified Robert Patillo as a suspect; investigators say Patillo was already a person of interest in at least two other nearby shootings and was facing multiple first-degree murder charges. He was taken into custody after a 15-hour standoff. Patillo previously served a three-year sentence for a 2012 aggravated burglary conviction.

Jerome’s mother described him as having a heart of gold and being devoted to his family. Does anyone who knew Jerome or was at the Boxtown Road residence on May 9 have information to share with investigators?