Terrel Lamar Kemp, 29, was shot and killed in his Knoxville, Tennessee, home on New Year’s Eve 2021. An African American father of four, Kemp died after a confrontation in his Countryhill Lane residence that occurred in front of his four-year-old son. According to accounts, Gabriela Minor had invited her ex-boyfriend, D’tearious Carvell Southern, to the home to help with the child’s behavioral issues. A physical altercation between Kemp and Southern escalated and Southern produced a firearm and shot Kemp, then fled before police arrived.

Knoxville investigators identified 27-year-old Southern as the suspect and obtained warrants charging him with first-degree murder, being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon, and aggravated assault related to allegations he assaulted and threatened a woman who tried to intervene. In January 2023 Southern was tried and convicted on charges including second-degree murder, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, tampering with evidence, and felon in possession of a firearm; the court imposed an effective sentence of 23 years.

Does anyone who knew Terrel Kemp or was in that neighborhood on New Year’s Eve 2021 have information that could add detail to what happened or the events leading up to the shooting?