Asia Petties was 29 when she was killed at her Memphis home in the early morning of February 29, 2024. Police were called about a shooting around 3:45 a.m. in the White Haven neighborhood and found Petties unresponsive in a hallway with a fatal gunshot wound to her collarbone; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Initial statements to investigators came from her 41-year-old boyfriend, Ricky Wilkins, who was at the house attempting CPR and said he had left and returned to find her shot. Investigators later reviewed surveillance showing only Wilkins and Petties entering and leaving the residence near the time of the shooting. Wilkins had a prior cocaine conviction and a 2014 domestic violence history and was arrested on first-degree murder and related weapons and drug charges.

Asia was weeks from her 30th birthday and left two children. Her family described her as sassy and beloved and voiced hope her death would warn others about domestic violence. If anyone knew Asia or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.