Rafael Grace

Death by Force

On October 30, 2019, 22-year-old Rafael Grace, an African American male from Memphis, Tennessee, was fatally shot at the Peppertree Apartments located at 4299 Graceland in the Whitehaven neighborhood. According to witnesses, during a gathering where individuals were playing video games, 25-year-old Cortavious Johnson approached Rafael Grace from behind and, without warning, shot him in the back of the head. Grace was pronounced dead at the scene.

At the time of the incident, Johnson was a ...Read More

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