MEMPHIS, Tenn — UPDATE 4/6/2021 - A 21-year-old north Shelby County man was indicted Tuesday on felony murder charges in the shooting death last November of a Millington teen, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.
Defendant Desmond Goodwyn of Drummonds was indicted on counts of first-degree murder in the perpetration of a robbery, especially aggravated robbery and aggravated robbery. He is being held in the Shelby County Jail.
Investigators with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said they found 15-year-old Jonathan Gonzales of Millington dead from a gunshot wound to the chest around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 29, 2020, in the 6000 block of Covington Pike Road.
Goodwyn and another man had planned to make a purchase from the victim and his older brother when the shooting occurred, investigators said.
The case is being handled by Senior Felony Asst. Neil Umsted of the District Attorney’s Vertical Team 3 which handles cases in General Sessions Division 11 and in Criminal Court Division 3.
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11/30/2020 - A Drummonds, Tennessee, man is charged in a deadly shooting Sunday morning along Covington Pike in Shelby County.
20-year-old Desmond Goodwyn is charged with first degree murder in perpetration of robbery, possession of a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, and more.
Deputies responded to the scene in the 6000 block of Covington Pike in north Shelby County about 9:30 a.m. Sunday. They found one man, later identified as Jonathan Gonzalez, dead.
According to the affidavit, investigators identified Goodwyn and another man as suspects, and tracked Goodwyn through his cell phone to Hickory Hill. The searched the home where Goodwyn was located, and found several weapons, cell phones, and drugs.
Investigators said in the affidavit that Goodwyn admitted that he and his cousin had followed the victim to Covington Pike for a purchase. According to the affidavit, Goodwyn told investigators a gun was pulled and Goodwyn shot Gonzalez. Goodwyn said he took the victim’s gun and disassembled it before tossing it into the woods.
Goodwyn is due in court Tuesday.
