Tamara LaShae Perkins, 45, a Black/African American woman, was shot on September 23, 2025, inside a home on the 3100 block of Morningside Street in Memphis after a late-night argument over religion spiraled out of control. A witness told investigators that Tamara LaShae Perkins and 69-year-old Calvin Johnson Sr. had been drinking when the discussion turned heated; during the exchange, the witness said she poured a drink on Johnson and slapped him on the back of the head. Johnson briefly left the
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