In the late hours of August 28, 2020, the Fairview Inn and Suites in Memphis, Tennessee, became the scene of a tragic and violent event that claimed the lives of two individuals. Waquel Richardson, a 31-year-old Black male, was discovered in the lobby of the motel, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Not far from him, in a parked Nissan Maxima, lay 26-year-old Ashley Carter, who had also been fatally shot multiple times.
Carter was notably the daughter of Crunchy Black, a member of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia. Both Richardson and Carter were pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the double homicide quickly pointed to a single suspect, Lamont Murry. Authorities apprehended Murry, who was found hiding in the attic of a residence where the getaway vehicle, a gold Chevrolet Tahoe with a distinct rear bumper, was located. During questioning, Murry confessed to the shootings, providing a motive that plunged the incident into the context of ongoing gang warfare. He claimed the act was in retaliation for a double homicide that had occurred just weeks earlier, on August 14, 2020.
Following his confession, Lamont Murry was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. The legal proceedings, however, were not straightforward. In a surprising turn of events, the case against Murry was dismissed in October 2020 due to a lack of evidence. Despite this setback for the prosecution, the case was far from over. It was later presented to a grand jury, which chose to indict Murry on the original charges of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, reigniting the legal battle over the deaths of Waquel Richardson and Ashley Carter. The incident sent shockwaves through the community and the hip-hop world, with Juicy J, another member of Three 6 Mafia, publicly offering his condolences to Crunchy Black and his family.
