A family Sunday dinner at the Stella Apartments in northeast Memphis ended in lethal gunfire on January 28, 2024. Twenty-five-year-old Noah D. Collins and his 19-year-old relative, DeVondre S. Collins, were killed when a man opened fire during the gathering; two other people were wounded.

Family members said the meal was not a party but a dinner cooked by Noah’s girlfriend, with her cousin present and that cousin’s guest, identified as Dartagnan Lee. No argument or altercation preceded the shooting, and children including a 2-year-old and other relatives were in the home at the time. Prosecutors say Lee fired 31 rounds; he was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, and bond was set at $1 million. Family members described the scene as terrifying and argued Lee should be held without bond; defense counsel said there was more to the story and asked for protective custody for Lee.

If anyone at Stella Apartments that day saw what happened or has information about the shooting, please come forward.