Michael Ross Collier, known as Ross, was 53 when he was shot and killed during an apparent carjacking on the morning of Monday, January 29, 2024, in South Memphis. He had been working at a rental property on Patton Road near E. Essex Avenue for Urban Property Management when he noticed someone at his white 2004 Ford F-150 with extended cab. Gunfire was heard in the neighborhood before 11 a.m., and officers who responded found Collier at the scene; he was pronounced dead.

Preliminary information indicates the incident began as a carjacking and the truck — described as having an extended cab, a broken right wheel brake light, and a dented fender — was driven away. CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County has posted an additional $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Neighbors reported hearing the shots, but no witnesses have come forward and no arrests have been announced.

Did anyone in South Memphis see the truck or notice suspicious activity near Patton Road that morning?