Courtney Anderson, a 31-year-old Memphis firefighter, was fatally shot during a robbery in the Whitehaven neighborhood on the late afternoon of August 16, 2020. Anderson was off-duty and standing in the 4000 block of Eastwind Drive around 4:50 p.m. when the attack occurred; investigators described the incident as a robbery gone wrong.

Witnesses told police they heard three men planning a robbery and later saw those men approach Anderson as the witnesses walked him to his car. According to their statements, one of the three, identified as 18-year-old Delvone Williams (also reported as Delvonte Williams), was armed and shot Anderson. Williams was arrested and later indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder in the commission of a felony and attempted especially aggravated robbery. Authorities said others could still face charges.

Anderson had served with the Memphis Fire Department since 2015 and was remembered by colleagues as a dedicated public servant. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the men seen that afternoon, please share what is known with investigators.