Teddias LaWayne Tucker was 21 when he was shot dead on the morning of October 20, 2007, in Memphis. Police found him at about 10:42 a.m. on Sledge Avenue near Dudley Street; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Reports note he was dressed as a woman when discovered. His death was recorded as the city’s 130th homicide that year.

An investigation began immediately but did not produce arrests or publicly identified suspects. Despite appeals to the public at the time, no charges were filed and the case later went cold. The circumstances of the shooting remain unresolved, and the family has not received closure.

Anyone with information about Teddias Tucker or the shooting on Sledge Avenue near Dudley Street is asked to come forward.