In the late afternoon of August 20, 2010, tragedy struck in Memphis, Tennessee, forever altering the lives of the family and friends of Arthur Simmons II. The 23-year-old male was driving his gray Saturn in the 2200 block of Hawkins Mill when he was ambushed and shot multiple times with a handgun. In a desperate attempt to escape his assailants, Simmons's car crashed, and he succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
According to the Memphis Police Department, at least two individuals
confronted Simmons. Eyewitnesses described the first suspect as a short, stocky African American male in his early twenties who was wearing dark clothing. The second suspect was described as a tall, thin African American male with a lighter complexion, believed to be in his teens or early twenties. Immediately following the shooting, both suspects were seen fleeing the area in a black Nissan Maxima.
The investigation into the homicide was taken over by the Safe Streets Task Force, a collaborative effort involving the Memphis Police Department, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, and the FBI. Despite the initial details and descriptions of the suspects, there is no publicly available information to suggest that any arrests have been made in the years following the incident. The case of Arthur Simmons II's death remains an unsolved homicide, leaving a community and a family waiting for justice.
