On the evening of June 30, 2023, 53-year-old William R. Chillis was shot after answering a knock at his home in the 2100 block of Wilson Road in Memphis. His wife, Machelle, who was working from home, heard the shots and found him with gunshot wounds to his head and mouth. He was taken to the Regional Medical Center in critical condition, declared brain-dead and paralyzed from the neck down, and died of his injuries on July 3, 2023.

Police say the suspect fled in a vehicle described as a 2018–2020 Hyundai Santa Fe. As of the fall of 2023, no arrests had been announced and the Memphis Police Department continued to seek tips. The loss has left his family, particularly his wife, devastated; she described him as her best friend and spoke of plans they had made together.

If anyone has information about the incident or the vehicle involved, please contact the Memphis Police Department.