Stephen Wright was 19 when he was killed by gunfire on Thursday, June 1, 2023, in South Memphis. A Hamilton High School graduate training as a welder, he is remembered by family and friends as loving and caring. Investigators from the Memphis Police Department focused on a juvenile person of interest early in the probe.

A 15-year-old male was arrested and charged in connection with Wright’s death and is being handled in the juvenile justice system. Motive and any relationship between Wright and the teenager have not been released. Few other details about the shooting have been made public.

If anyone knew Stephen, saw activity in that South Memphis neighborhood on June 1, or has information about this case, the Memphis Police Department would like to hear from you.