On October 1, 2019, at about 2:15 p.m., 42-year-old Margret Gaddy was shot and killed in the 3200 block of Spring Valley Cove in Memphis’ Raleigh neighborhood. Witnesses reported hearing gunfire and seeing a car speed away; emergency personnel pronounced Gaddy dead at the scene.

Investigators arrested 19-year-old Roderick Barber and charged him with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and employing a firearm during the commission of a violent felony. The case initially relied on a witness who identified Barber as the shooter, but later evidence placed Barber at a cell phone store at the time of the shooting, and the charges were dropped.

Gaddy’s family believes the attack was connected to her son’s involvement with a local gang, though law enforcement did not publicly confirm a motive. The family remembers her for a loving personality and sense of humor and continues to seek justice.

Did anyone in the Raleigh neighborhood see or hear anything that day that could help the investigation?