Patrick Harlan, a 58-year-old Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, was shot and killed at his home in the 400 block of East Olive Avenue on the morning of August 15, 2020. Police were called about 10 a.m.; officers found Harlan on the living room sofa with gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

A 25-year-old man, identified as Mario Harlan and described as the victim’s son, was on the porch when officers arrived. Authorities say Mario admitted to shooting his father during an argument and was arrested. A Shelby County Grand Jury returned a first-degree murder indictment against Mario Harlan in October 2021, and he remained in Shelby County Jail awaiting further proceedings under the District Attorney’s Vertical Team 2.

The case is a stark example of domestic violence ending in a family tragedy. Did anyone in the Memphis area know Patrick or have information about his relationships or that morning that could help investigators or the family?