Marlanda Vann, 47, was shot and killed while inside her vehicle near the intersection of South Parkway East and South Main Street in South Memphis on September 14, 2025. Witnesses reported a red pickup truck following her before its driver opened fire into her car; the suspect was described as a Black man. No arrests have been made and the Memphis Police Department is actively searching for the pickup and the person seen at the scene.

Known affectionately as Coco, Vann was a mother of six and grandmother to fifteen. Family and friends held a candlelight vigil and balloon release to honor her memory and have launched a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses. Her brother has spoken publicly about the pain the family is enduring and the void her death has left.

Did anyone in the South Memphis area see a red pickup truck near South Parkway East and South Main Street on the morning of September 14, 2025?