On the evening of May 24, 2020, 39-year-old Reginald Maurice Anderson was fatally shot in a parking lot at 1300 Bellevue in Memphis, Tennessee. A woman who had been with him, Renita Bennett, was also shot multiple times and survived. Loved ones remembered Anderson as friendly, funny, and loyal who enjoyed making people laugh.

Investigators identified Joshua Dotson as the primary suspect; the shooting was one of several violent crimes tied to him. A manhunt by federal and local law enforcement ended with Dotson’s arrest on June 18, 2020. He was charged in multiple killings and ultimately pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Anderson, Bennett, and Divieon Parker, among other convictions and lengthy prison terms.