A family gathering to watch the Super Bowl in Whitehaven, Memphis, ended in gunfire on February 4, 2019. Issacca Powell, 28 and a father of seven, was shot and killed after an argument that began the previous evening when someone’s plate of food was made for another guest. The dispute involved Powell’s step-brother Calvin Wilkins and escalated through the night into the early morning.

Police arrived at about 2:30 a.m. on Favell Drive and found Powell dead at the scene and a woman with critical gunshot wounds who was taken to a nearby hospital. Investigators identified Wilkins as the primary suspect; voicemails on Wilkins’ wife’s phone reportedly captured pleas from Powell and the female victim just before gunfire. Wilkins was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and other offenses related to the shooting.

The family was left reeling after a gathering that turned deadly. If anyone at the party or neighbors on Favell Drive that night has information, please share what was seen or heard.