Richard Skelskey

Death by Force

Richard Skelskey, an 80-year-old man from Memphis, TN, was tragically shot to death on October 30, 2022. Skelskey, who had recently started driving for Uber and Lyft to earn extra money, was found with a gunshot wound to the back of his head on Barron Avenue near Getwell Road. His car, wallet, and phone were missing, leading his family to believe that his death was the result of a carjacking.

Memphis Police later arrested Joshua Gossett, 28, as the suspect in Skelskey's murder. Gossett wa ...Read More

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