On New Year's Day in 2016, the city of Memphis recorded its first homicide of the year with the death of Patrick Couch, a 49-year-old male. He was discovered unresponsive in the driveway of a residence in the 1000 block of South Fourth Street. Upon their arrival, authorities found that Couch had sustained a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Born on January 3, 1966, Patrick Couch passed away just two days before his 50th birthday.
In the wake of his death, the Memphis Police Department initiated an investigation and began searching for the individual responsible for the fatal shooting. They publicly identified Couch as the victim several days after his body was found as they continued to seek information from the community regarding the circumstances of his death.
As of the initial reports, authorities had not identified any suspects in the shooting death of Patrick Couch. The investigation into his murder was ongoing, and law enforcement officials urged anyone with information to come forward. At the time, no arrests had been made in connection with the city's inaugural homicide of 2016.
