It has been a year since someone shot and killed a 10-year-old who was riding in a car in South Memphis and investigators are still searching for his killer.
The family of Richard Jordan III says his death has left a hole in their hearts. Memphis Police say it only received 17 tips in the past year about Jordan’s death and none have led to a suspect. Investigators held a news conference Tuesday asking the public for any leads that may help police find the killer. The family is hurting, and they want someone to come forward.
“We never going to see him go to his first dance, his graduation, his high school prom and I mean ain’t no one came forward with nothing,” said Beauty Cummings, Jordan’s aunt.
Frustrated would be an understatement to describe how the family of Jordan is feeling.
“I got a big old picture hanging in my living room, I look at him every day and talk to him and tell him Daddy love you,” Jordan’s father, Richard Jordan Jr. said.
His son was killed November 13, 2017, during a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Airways and Ketchum. Investigators say he was in the car with his mother, another adult, and two other children. Surveillance video shows two cars, a black Chrysler 300 and a gold Chevy Malibu connected to the case, but Memphis Police have not been able to locate them.
“I don’t know what the motive was, the adults in the car could not give a reason why,” said Major Lambert Ross with the Memphis Police Department. “The chances of just being at the same intersection at the same time, someone knew something about this.”
Jordan loved to play football. His favorite food was peanut butter and jelly, and his favorite class was speech. He attended Alton Elementary. Tuesday evening, his family remembered his short life and released balloons in his memory.
“I know there’s someone out there that knows something. I know the person who did it conscious got to be eating them up,” Cummings said. “Call in, leave an anonymous tip, anything will help, anything will help.”
If you have any information that could help Memphis Police, call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH.
