In a display of unified law enforcement strength, the Memphis Police Department, together with federal marshals and county sheriff's deputies, brought two alleged murderers into custody. According to a Facebook post by the Memphis Police Department, Alvin Justice, aged 27, and Damarrius Mathis have been charged with separate shootings that occurred in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Following the shooting on Los Angeles Street last year, where a man was critically wounded and later pronounced deceased, investigators pursued leads that pointed to Alvin Justice. With a warrant charging him with Second-Degree Murder among other crimes, a coordinated effort between the MPD Fugitive Unit, U.S. Marshals Service Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force, and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Fugitive Apprehension Team led to Justice's arrest on Washington Avenue on Tuesday—nearly a year after the crime, as reported by the Memphis Police Department.
The case of the double shooting on Chelsea Avenue, which resulted in one fatality and an injured female, saw Damarrius Mathis pegged as the primary suspect. Evidence meticulously gathered by homicide and crime scene investigators culminated in charges of First-Degree Murder and related crimes. Mathis was found and apprehended by the Memphis Police Department Fugitive Unit and the U.S. Marshals Service, caught in the web of their targeted sweep on Black Raven Drive, as noted by the Memphis Police Department.
"These arrests are a testament to the power of collaboration. When agencies come together with one mission - justice - there is no place for violent offenders to hide. I’m proud of the relentless work by our officers and our law enforcement partners," expressed Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn ‘CJ’ Davis in the recount posted by the Memphis Police Department.
