Eric Key, a 15-year-old Black male, was shot and killed in Cordova, Tennessee on the evening of October 12, 2020. The shooting happened around 9:00 p.m. in the 8000 block of Arbor Bend Lane after Alfred Kirkham III, then 23, confronted Key. Kirkham told officers he had seen Key breaking into his vehicle and went to confront him.

During the encounter Kirkham, who was armed, fired multiple shots. Key was unarmed; investigators confirmed no weapon was found on him and witnesses reported hearing the confrontation and several gunshots, then seeing Kirkham standing over Key. Kirkham was taken into custody, told investigators he never saw a weapon but thought the teen was reaching for one, and was later indicted by a grand jury on second-degree murder. He posted $150,000 bond and the case was assigned to an Assistant District Attorney as legal proceedings began.

Does anyone have information about Eric’s activities in Cordova that evening or witnessed the confrontation?