On February 9, 2017, 18-year-old Donquarius DQ Alexander was shot and killed near LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Tennessee. The attack also left a 19-year-old severely injured and fighting for his life. Community members described Alexander as a young man with potential whose life was cut short by senseless violence.

Alexander’s killing was one of many homicides during a period when Memphis and Shelby County were recording high numbers of gun deaths; in 2016 the area logged 228 homicide deaths. Local authorities investigated the case and sought tips through Crime Stoppers and community outreach, but gathering enough information to identify a perpetrator proved difficult.

Did anyone in the community have information about Alexander’s activities or who might have been nearby that night?