On August 2, 2019, 25-year-old Jason Phoummavong, an Asian male, was shot and killed at the Save-a-Stop convenience store on Kimball Avenue in Memphis. An argument outside the store escalated when one of the men ran inside and attempted to hide behind the counter; another man, later identified as Antonio Whitmore Jr., followed. Wearing a neon vest and uniform pants, Whitmore reportedly stood on the counter, opened fire, and struck Phoummavong in the head. Phoummavong died at the scene. The store owner, who was also behind the counter, sustained a gunshot wound to his arm and survived.

Investigators recovered a FedEx photo ID badge the gunman dropped in the parking lot and used surveillance footage and witness statements to identify Antonio Whitmore Jr. Two days after the shooting Whitmore turned himself in and admitted to the shooting without offering a motive. FedEx later terminated his employment and cooperated with the investigation. In June 2020 a grand jury indicted Whitmore, then 24, on first-degree murder and aggravated assault charges. A GoFundMe was created to help Phoummavong’s sister with funeral and cremation expenses.

Did anyone in Memphis know Jason, or does anyone have information about what led to the argument that day?