Jaquisha Beasley was celebrating her birthday in New Orleans when she learned her 13-year-old son had been fatally shot in Memphis. Police charged a 15-year-old relative with reckless homicide in the killing.
On May 17 at about 5:45 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Ketchum Place. They found Ladarrius Payne suffering from a gunshot wound and pronounced him dead at the scene. The Memphis Police Department said the suspect is Beasley's nephew.