On the afternoon of Friday, April 11, 2025, two-year-old Jamarion Payne was playing outside his home on Josephine Street in the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis when gunfire erupted. The toddler, who was with his uncle at the time, was struck by a bullet and taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, where he died of his injuries. The shooting was described as sudden and violent; family and neighbors held a vigil in the days afterward, releasing balloons and appealing for justice.

The Memphis Police Department treated the case as an active homicide investigation, canvassing the area and seeking information from the public. The child’s family publicly expressed their loss and urged anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone in Orange Mound on April 11 saw something or knows anything that could help identify who fired the shots, please share what you know with the Memphis Police Department.