Antonio Smith was killed October 13, 2025, after gunfire erupted at a Marathon gas station at South Third Street and East Mallory Avenue in Memphis shortly after 3 p.m. Police say an altercation there ended with shots fired; investigators allege Elliott Thurston Nelson opened fire and was also accidentally shot. Both men were taken to hospital and Smith did not survive.

Authorities said the two men knew each other and a second person was reported injured in what was described as a self-inflicted gunshot. By October 14 Nelson had been arrested and charged with second-degree murder; early reports gave no bond or hearing details. Media accounts said video circulated on social media from moments before the shooting and that the men had a prior encounter earlier in 2025, a fact noted as potentially relevant to how the case proceeds.

Are there witnesses or dashcam footage from the Marathon station who can clarify what led up to the shooting?