MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The case against the man charged with the murder of a Collierville physician in 2023 is headed to a Shelby County Grand Jury.
Dr. Benjamin Mauck was shot to death at the Campbell Clinic in Collierville on July 11, 2023.
Larry Pickens of Memphis is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault. He remains in the Collierville Jail with a bond set at $1.2 million.
According to the affidavit from Collierville Police, officers responded to an active shooter call at the Campbell Clinic on Poplar Ave. about 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11.
The affidavit said one witness recognized Pickens from previous visits. According to the affidavit, Pickens was in an exam room being treated by Dr. Mauck when he pulled a gun from his waistband and fired three shots at the doctor, who died at the scene.
Authorities did not disclose a possible motive for the shooting.
Investigators said Pickens had been involved in incidents at the Campbell Clinic in Germantown the week before the attack.
Germantown police said on the morning of Wednesday, July 5, its officers responded to two calls involving Pickens at the Campbell Clinic on Wolf River Boulevard. Investigators said clinic staff were concerned about “unusual behavior” that Pickens was exhibiting and called police.
The Germantown Police Department (GPD) GPD said Pickens left the property, but then returned a short time later, which led to a second call for police to respond.
