On the evening of February 25, 2019, 26-year-old Kordedris KD Overton, a Black man, was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. Overton and a friend had given a ride to an acquaintance, Dontavius Whitfield. After the car stopped on the 4300 block of Graceland in Whitehaven, Whitfield is reported to have produced a firearm and demanded their possessions. Overton’s friend handed over a cell phone while Overton attempted to drive away. At that moment a second person, Courdarrius Perkins, approached the vehicle and opened fire.

Overton was struck multiple times in the head, shoulders, and leg, was taken to a nearby hospital, and died of his injuries. Investigators identified and arrested both Perkins and Whitfield. In April 2022 a jury found 22-year-old Courdarrius Perkins guilty of murder in the perpetration of a felony and aggravated robbery; he received a life sentence for the murder. 24-year-old Dontavius Whitfield was also in custody and scheduled for trial for his role in the robbery and Overton’s death.

Did anyone in Whitehaven see the car or events that night and not yet speak up?