Nicholas O’Neal Sawyer was 19 when he was found with fatal gunshot wounds in North Memphis on the evening of December 28, 2023. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Family and friends held a visitation and funeral service before he was buried in Millington, Tennessee. The circumstances that led to the shooting have not been released and the investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about Nicholas’s death or the events of that night, please contact the Memphis Police Department.