A small fraud over counterfeit money in Clarksville, Tennessee, escalated into a deadly shooting that killed 19-year-old Malik Madison. On the evening of February 22, 2020, half-brothers Jakarius Medley, 18, and KyJuan Fuller, 16, went looking for a 17-year-old they believed had paid them with fake bills after a sale of edibles and a vape cartridge. Acting on a false tip that the 17-year-old was at a Cranklen Circle residence, Fuller fired about 11 shots from a .22 pistol into the house. One bullet struck Madison in the head; he was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and died on February 28, 2020, after six days on life support.

Police identified Medley and Fuller as primary suspects; they were arrested and the charging was upgraded to first-degree murder after Madison’s death. The case went to trial in May 2024, and the jury returned convictions on lesser counts of voluntary manslaughter and related charges. Victim impact statements were read at an August 2024 sentencing hearing that concluded the proceedings.

Does anyone have information about Malik’s life in Clarksville or that night on Cranklen Circle?