Ashley Nicole Pettaway

Ashley Nicole Pettaway was a 30-year-old Black woman whose life was cut short in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. On June 27, 2021, she was killed in a mass shooting that also took the lives of 25-year-old Tiffany Pettaway and 49-year-old Marlon A. Moore. A fourth person was wounded in the attack but survived.

The deadly shooting occurred at a residence in Memphis. The incident left three people dead from gun violence and a community mourning the sudden loss.

In the months prior to her death, Ashley had an encounter with law enforcement. A news report from October 2020 detailed her arrest on charges that included aggravated assault. According to a police affidavit from that time, she was accused of intentionally ramming two police cars with her own vehicle at the scene of an unrelated investigation, injuring the officers inside.

The investigation into the triple homicide saw a significant development shortly after the crime, when a suspect voluntarily turned himself in to authorities. The case is currently in litigation, proceeding through the legal system. As of the last reports from June 2021, information regarding the suspect's identity, the specific charges, and a possible motive for the attack had not been made public.