Edwin Deshaun, 37, was shot and killed the evening of Friday, September 8, 2023, at a BP gas station in the Hickory Hill neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. According to reports, an altercation erupted at the station; Deshaun went to intervene and try to de-escalate the situation and was struck by gunfire. He was one of three people shot that night and died at the scene.

Family and friends remembered Deshaun as outgoing, talented, and always ready to help, and his mother publicly said she forgave those responsible while calling for justice. The Memphis Police Department is investigating and has been reviewing surveillance footage from the gas station; no suspects or arrests have been announced.

If anyone was at the BP in Hickory Hill on the night of September 8 or has information about the shooting or the people involved, please come forward and contact investigators.