On the night of January 8, 2021, gunfire in North Memphis killed 41-year-old Terita J. Smith. Officers from the Austin Peay station of the Memphis Police Department responded about 11:45 p.m. to the 3300 block of Cypress Road, just south of James Road, and found Ms. Smith unresponsive. She was a Black female.

Public details about what happened that night are limited. No information about suspects or arrests has been released and the investigation remains open, leaving key questions about motive and circumstances unanswered.

If anyone was in the area of Cypress Road and James Road that night or has information about Terita Smith’s death, please come forward with what you know.