On February 4, 2021, 15-year-old Edgar J. EJ Utley was fatally shot on the front porch of his family home on Pointer Court in Antioch, Tennessee. Utley, a freshman and football player at Hillsboro High School, had been visited that afternoon by 15-year-old Trameisha Farris. After about ten minutes inside, the two stepped onto the porch and were confronted by 16-year-old Wilton Alexander, who was hiding nearby. Alexander emerged and shot Utley; both Alexander and Farris then fled the scene. Utley was taken to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and died of his wounds.

Surveillance footage of the attack showed Farris in white at the front door and Alexander in red moving around the corner before the shot was fired. Investigators identified the two teenagers from the video; both surrendered to authorities within days and were charged with criminal homicide. The trial record describes Utley and Alexander as having been close friends who grew up playing basketball together and whose mothers were friends, a detail that underscored the tragedy for both families.

What information do readers have about Utley’s last day, the porch area on Pointer Court, or anyone who might have seen the visitors that afternoon?