Nikkelo LaCharles Jones was shot and killed on the evening of February 2, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee. The 19-year-old was found dead just before 10:00 p.m. on Lapaloma Street in the Castalia Heights neighborhood. He was born August 1, 2005, and is survived by his father, five sisters, and three brothers.

Memphis Police opened a homicide investigation but have not publicly identified any suspects and no arrests have been announced. Funeral services for Nikkelo were held on February 15, 2025. Details about what led to the shooting remain scarce and investigators have not released a motive or timeline of events that night.

If anyone in Castalia Heights or the Memphis area has information about the February 2 shooting, please come forward and share what you know.