Adrien Prewitt, a 17-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on the evening of February 2, 2025, on LaPaloma Street in South Memphis. Police found him with multiple gunshot wounds; first responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Initially described as a shooting, the case developed into an alleged robbery plot involving people Prewitt knew.

Court records say a visitor, 19-year-old Machaela Shelton, was communicating by text with someone identified as Dee, passing information about who was in the house and what they had. Shelton, Prewitt, and another woman went outside toward a car; Shelton left the house first and when Prewitt followed he was shot. Witnesses reported two men near Prewitt after the shooting, and one was seen taking Prewitt’s own firearm before both fled.

Authorities identified Dee as 19-year-old Darreone McDowell and allege the robbery was planned by Shelton; Shelton and McDowell were arrested and charged with first-degree murder. The killing is described as a robbery carried out by people Prewitt knew. Does anyone who knew Adrien or who was in that neighborhood that night have information that could help the investigation?