Shaun Paul Hamblen, 23, of Memphis, Tennessee, was last seen on November 29, 2018, leaving an LA Fitness on Poplar Avenue after a workout. He planned to meet his fiancée and friends for dinner but never arrived; he was reported missing and endangered on November 30. Surveillance showed him getting into a Ford Focus, and his own car was later found abandoned near Oak Court Mall.

A tip led investigators to a vacant house in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood, where on December 5 authorities found Hamblen’s body. He had been shot multiple times. The investigation determined the meeting that led to his death was prearranged with two men, one known to Hamblen, and that the encounter ended in robbery and murder.

Two suspects were arrested. Alfonzo Amos, then 21, admitted involvement in the robbery and disappearance and was charged with first-degree murder in the perpetration of a felony and especially aggravated robbery. Deeric Walton, then 22, was charged with multiple counts related to felon-in-possession and possession with intent to sell after police found four guns and marijuana; one firearm was stolen. The affidavit states Amos acknowledged Hamblen was shot but does not say who fired the weapon.