On the evening of March 23, 2023, 58-year-old Cleo Peeples of Memphis was fatally shot just steps from his home in the Whitehaven neighborhood. The shooting happened shortly before 10:00 p.m. at the corner of Shelby Drive and Chevron; officers found Peeples unconscious on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds and blood trailing from the middle of Shelby Drive to where he collapsed. He was struck eight times.

Family members say Peeples had told them he was stepping out to sell a phone and would be right back, and they believe that intended transaction may have led to the shooting, possibly a robbery motive. Homicide detectives reported seeing a suspect flee in a dark-colored vehicle down Shelby Drive. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced as the investigation continues.

If anyone in Whitehaven that night saw a confrontation, a dark-colored vehicle leaving the scene, or has information about who sold or sought to buy a phone in that area, please come forward.