On the evening of September 9, 2016, 17-year-old Joshua Cooper was shot and killed at the Hillcrest Apartments in Memphis during what police described as a physical struggle over a handgun. Joshua was with another individual, Antonio Henley, when a single shot was fired and struck the teenager. Law enforcement investigated the scene and the circumstances that led to the fatal discharge.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s office reviewed the police findings and concluded the evidence indicated the shooting occurred amid a mutual struggle for the weapon and that prosecutors could not confidently refute a potential claim of self-defense. As a result, no criminal charges were filed against Antonio Henley. Joshua Cooper’s family publicly expressed deep anguish and frustration at that outcome, with his brother making public appeals for justice.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember that September night at Hillcrest Apartments and can add details about what happened?