Charles Mitchell, a Black man from Memphis remembered by friends as cool, loving, and funny and known by the nickname Buckethead, was shot to death in the summer of 2023. Just after midnight on July 31, 2023, an argument between Mitchell and another man, Nakial Betts, at a home on Manson Road in the Westwood neighborhood escalated; a woman who was present told police she saw Betts shoot Mitchell, then load Mitchell’s body into a truck and drive away.

Around five hours later officers found Mitchell’s body at 4393 Melwood Road; he had died of a gunshot wound. The witness later identified a suspect in a photo lineup. Investigators located 48-year-old Nakial Betts at a motel on Airways Boulevard, arrested him, and police said he confessed to the shooting. Betts was charged with second-degree murder and the case was in the court system as of August 2023.

If anyone knew Charles Mitchell, his movements that night, or has information about what happened, please come forward.