On April 28, 2019, 18-year-old Malik Razik Sawyer of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was shot during an incident at a residence on Wilcox Boulevard. Known as Moe, he had recently graduated from Central High School and was remembered as energetic and humorous. Malik was privately transported to a local hospital and died of his injuries shortly after arriving at about 1:44 a.m. The Chattanooga Police Department’s Violent Crimes Bureau opened a homicide investigation.

Two days after the shooting, a 17-year-old named Jamonte Oliver was taken into custody and later indicted by the Hamilton County Grand Jury on a murder charge. He was held at the Juvenile Detention Center and, as he reached adulthood, faced court proceedings in adult court. The loss of Malik was described by those who knew him in terms of his bright personality and kind heart.

If anyone knew Malik, frequented that Wilcox Boulevard residence, or has information about the events of that night, please come forward.