DeMario Higgs, a 44-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis on February 3, 2025; his obituary records his date of death as February 4, 2025. Reports say he was wounded by gunfire to the head and died as a result of the violence.

An arrest was made in connection with the shooting; the person taken into custody is identified as the victim’s cousin and faces charges related to the alleged shooting. Motive and the events leading up to the fatal encounter have not been released as the case proceeds through the legal system.

Higgs is survived by two children, his mother, a sister, and other relatives and friends who are mourning his loss. Does anyone in Frayser have information about what happened that night?