On a tragic evening in Memphis, Tennessee, a 33-year-old Black man named Christopher Finley was fatally shot on August 10, 2018. The incident unfolded around 6:45 p.m. when officers from the Memphis Police Department's Tillman Street precinct responded to a shooting report in the 2400 block of Carnes Avenue.
Upon their arrival, they discovered a man on a front porch with a gunshot wound.
This individual recounted that the shooting had begun on nearby Whittington Avenue, and he had been struck by a bullet as he fled the scene. The police then proceeded to Whittington Avenue, where they found Christopher Finley lying in the street. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the case was featured as "Crime of the Week #30" by CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County in an effort to gather information from the public. A plea was made for anyone with knowledge of the shooting to come forward and contact the anonymous tip line. Despite these efforts to generate leads, publicly available information has not indicated any arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Christopher Finley. The case remains a painful memory for his family and community, with no publicly known suspects identified or brought to justice.
