Just before 1:00 a.m. on December 3, 2017, a large crowd spilled out of The Den in Memphis’ Edge District after a night out. A verbal dispute turned into a fight, people dispersed and vehicles sped away, and near Monroe Avenue and South Orleans Street gunfire erupted. Jonathan Charles Booker, 25, was found fatally wounded at Madison Avenue and Monroe Avenue; investigators say he was struck during an exchange in which occupants of two passing vehicles fired toward people on foot and at least one person on foot returned fire.

Police focused on two vehicles seen on surveillance: a light-colored Infiniti G37 coupe and a green Chevrolet Avalanche Z66 truck, and have asked the public to identify those vehicles and the people connected to them. No suspect names, arrests, or charges are described in connection with the killing, and authorities later characterized the case as cold while renewing appeals for tips.

Jonathan Booker was remembered by family as Jonathan Charles Booker, born in Memphis on November 14, 1992, an artist drawn to music, photography, and videography, and the only son of Troy and Lorri Booker. If anyone has information about the vehicles, their occupants, or that night outside The Den, please come forward.