Charles Coleman Jr., a 32-year-old Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, was killed on January 21, 2017, when gunfire tore through a Westwood neighborhood street during the afternoon. Investigators described the incident as a drive-by attack near 521 Delta Road in which several men in a passing vehicle fired more than 30 shots, striking four people. Coleman was pronounced dead at the scene; another victim, Joe Lobbins, later died at a hospital and two others were injured.

Authorities publicly linked the shooting to a gang conflict involving the Bloods and the Crips and said the double killing remained under investigation. No suspect names were released and no homicide arrests were reported for Coleman’s killing as of the documents summarizing the aftermath. Law enforcement action in the area included shutting down a nearby residence at 477 Delta Road as a public nuisance and the arrest of Charlie Loddie Miller on drug charges; those proceedings were described separately from the drive-by investigation.

If anyone knew Charles Coleman Jr., was in the Westwood neighborhood that afternoon, or has information about the drive-by, please come forward.