Arthur Kirkwood

In the summer of 1995, a promising life was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On June 19th, 24-year-old Arthur Kirkwood, an African American male, was murdered by someone he considered a friend. The events of that day would set off a chain of violence that would span multiple states, leaving a trail of grief and devastation in its wake.

The perpetrator was identified as Ernest D. Jamison, a former Bible college student who had known Kirkwood. Investigators would later learn that ...

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Arthur Kirkwood, age 24 - National Gun Violence Memorial