On the evening of April 15, 2014, 29-year-old Bruce Whitmore Jr. was shot twice in the 2100 block of Clayton in Memphis after an argument reportedly began when he asked a group to turn down their music. Whitmore left behind a large family, including six children; his mother Sharon Garner called the violence senseless and said guns are not the answer to disagreements.

Authorities identified 21-year-old Vintonii Chase, also known as Bam, as a suspect and issued a warrant on April 17, 2014. Chase was arrested on April 23 by the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Memphis Police Department at an apartment in the 8400 block of Ridgeway and was charged with first-degree murder and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.

Chase’s trial included defense challenges to a witness identification and noted inconsistencies between that witness account and the medical examiner’s description of Whitmore’s injuries. On November 14, 2015, a jury acquitted Chase of first-degree murder; he later pled to being a felon in possession of a handgun and received a four-year prison term. Does anyone have information about the night of April 15, 2014, or knew Bruce Whitmore Jr.?