Lemarcus Alexander, 39, was found shot and killed on December 3, 2016, in Memphis, Tennessee. His death occurred during a weekend that saw a wave of deadly violence in the city, contributing to a year already marked by record-high homicides. On that tragic day, Alexander was found with fatal gunshot wounds, and police responded to multiple other shootings in the area around the same time. Despite their investigations, authorities did not initially release suspect information related to his case.
Further investigations into Memphis-area shootings revealed that social media interactions, including threatening Facebook messages, have sometimes played a role in solving homicides, though it is unclear if such evidence was directly related to Alexander's case. Police continuously appealed to the public for tips through CrimeStoppers, as they did with many unsolved violent crimes in Memphis during that period.
Alexander's death was one of many that reflected the rising gun violence in the city, which has struggled with high rates of shootings and unresolved homicide cases in recent years.
