Jyrah Smith, 23, was fatally shot at an apartment complex on East Georgia Avenue in Memphis on May 23, 2025. Responding to a call at about 6:00 a.m., police found Smith with a gunshot wound to her head; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Her brother discovered her body as he left for work.

The investigation led to the arrest of 27-year-old boyfriend D'Angelo Mitchell at the same complex. Authorities charged him with second-degree murder. Mitchell told investigators he was awakened by voices and a knock, opened the door, saw someone he believed was a man with dreads and fired his shotgun; the person at the door was Jyrah Smith. Mitchell had prior domestic violence charges and was reportedly out on bond for earlier incidents. The family said Mitchell recently moved into the same complex, the couple had been dating only a couple of months, and that he had previously threatened Smith and her three young children.

If anyone knew Jyrah, lived in that complex, or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.