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On September 2, 2015, 24-year-old Ralph Fitzgerald Martin Jr. was fatally shot during what investigators described as a drug deal turned robbery in the 2400 block of Chelsea Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. Two men had arranged to buy pills from Martin and his companions; the buyers produced firearms and attempted to rob the group. Martin was shot and collapsed at the scene. A companion who fled was also shot and wounded nearby, and a third person present was shot at but escaped unharmed.

Authorities identified two suspects, Courtney Crutcher, 21, and Joseph King, 28. U.S. Marshals arrested Crutcher in Chattanooga about a month after the shooting, and King was arrested in Memphis shortly thereafter. A grand jury later indicted both on first-degree murder and multiple other felonies, including attempted especially aggravated robbery, attempted aggravated robbery, reckless endangerment, and employment of a firearm during a dangerous felony; they were held in the Shelby County Jail.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about the events on Chelsea Avenue that afternoon who can help clarify what happened?