Theodis Pitchford, a 25-year-old Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, died on May 24, 2017, a date recorded in online death notices and memorial entries.
Years earlier, his name had already been pulled into a frightening public scene at Oak Court Mall. On the evening of March 6, 2014, police and witnesses described panic inside the crowded mall after gunfire erupted near common gathering areas; shoppers ran for cover as stores shut their doors, and the mall ultimately closed for the night
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