Police investigate overnight fatal shooting at Love’s gas station on Lamar Avenue in Memphis

What police say happened

A man was killed in an overnight shooting at a Love’s gas station on Lamar Avenue, prompting a homicide investigation by the Memphis Police Department.

Officers were dispatched to the scene around 12:30 a.m. after a report of a shooting. At the location, police found an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

As of the latest public update from authorities, no suspect description or motive had been confirmed, and no arrest had been announced in connection with the death.

Location and context along a high-traffic corridor

The shooting occurred at the Love’s Travel Stop on Lamar Avenue, a heavily traveled commercial route that serves local motorists and interstate trucking traffic near the I-240 corridor. The area’s mix of late-night activity and continuous vehicle flow often produces investigative challenges, including rapidly changing scenes and witnesses who may leave before officers arrive.

Investigators typically rely on a combination of witness interviews, surveillance video from nearby businesses, and physical evidence recovered at the scene to reconstruct the timeline of events. Police have not publicly detailed whether surveillance footage has been recovered or whether the victim had any known connection to others at the location at the time of the shooting.

Prior incidents at the same travel stop

The Love’s Travel Stop at 3371 Lamar Avenue has been the site of previous shootings in recent years, including a fatal shooting in November 2023 and another incident in May 2024 that left one person dead and another injured. Those cases underscore that the location has drawn repeated law-enforcement responses involving gun violence.

What comes next in the investigation

In the early stages of a homicide investigation, police generally work to establish the victim’s identity, notify next of kin, and determine the circumstances leading up to the shooting. Key steps commonly include:

• confirming the victim’s identity and last known movements;

• reviewing security video from the business and surrounding properties;

• canvassing for witnesses, including people who may have been passing through the travel stop;

• processing the scene for ballistic and other forensic evidence.

Police have not released additional details about the victim, including age or hometown, and have not said whether the shooting followed an argument, an attempted robbery, or another type of encounter.

Anyone with information relevant to the case is typically urged to contact Memphis police or Crime Stoppers so investigators can corroborate leads and develop suspect information.