On the evening of August 23, 2023, Gregory Butler, 39, was shot and killed at about 9:45 p.m. at 300 Poplar Avenue in Memphis. Butler, a father of nine, was pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds after an earlier daytime altercation with another man, later identified as 41-year-old Monnie Coston, known as Money.

Witnesses said Coston had threatened Butler after the earlier confrontation. That night Coston approached Butler, who was with a witness; the witness heard two gunshots and saw Butler fall as Coston fled. The next day someone who knew Coston pointed him out to officers; after a short foot chase he was detained. During homicide bureau questioning Coston admitted to shooting Butler. Surveillance footage reportedly showed Butler approaching Coston and possibly throwing a punch just before the shooting, and the on-scene witness positively identified Coston as the person who fled.

Coston, who has a 2012 aggravated burglary felony conviction, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon; bond was set at $150,000. Does anyone have information about Butler’s movements that evening or about witnesses who saw the confrontation?