George Hooks was 50 when he was shot and killed in the early morning of May 1, 2013, in Memphis, Tennessee. Officers found him at about 5:25 a.m. lying in the street at 1498 Gausco; he had sustained a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.The Memphis Police Department opened a homicide investigation but the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately clear.

In the days after the killing no suspects had been identified and no arrests were announced.

If anyone knew George Hooks, was in the area of Gausco early on May 1, 2013, or has information that could help, please come forward.