No suspects, no arrests, just a father shot down going to the store. This is senseless.

Phil Pittman Jr., a 39-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in the Kroger parking lot on East Shelby Drive in Memphis on the evening of Thursday, July 27, 2023. He had just bought snacks for his children when the shooting occurred; emergency services took him to a local hospital where he later died and his family identified him as the victim.

The Memphis Police Department opened a homicide investigation and began collecting evidence and seeking public tips. No motive or clear account of what happened immediately before the shooting has been released, and information about suspects or arrests has not been made public. The community and Pittman’s family were left stunned by the sudden violence.

If anyone saw the shooting, was in the Kroger parking lot that evening, or has information that could help the investigation, please share what is known with the Memphis Police Department.