On the evening of March 29, 2026, 39-year-old Andrew Ladeartis Jackson was shot and later died at a hospital after a dispute inside a vehicle in the parking lot of the Hillview Apartments in Memphis, Tennessee. Jackson is remembered by friends for his humor and his smile.

According to police, Jackson, Kimberly Cooper and another man were inside the car when an argument escalated and a single gunshot was fired. A witness reported hearing Cooper say she didn’t mean to and didn’t know the safety was on. Based on that witness statement and other evidence, authorities arrested Cooper and charged her with second-degree murder; a judge set bond at $500,000. The case is now moving through the Shelby County criminal court system.

If anyone saw the vehicle or events in the Hillview Apartments parking lot that evening, or has other information about what happened, please share what is known with investigators.