On April 21, 2019, 29-year-old William Black was shot and killed at a residence on Church Street in Ripley, Tennessee. The shooting occurred while Black was visiting the home and also critically wounded another person. Investigators from the Ripley Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation linked the shooting to a robbery.

Authorities identified Terry Johnson as the alleged shooter; he surrendered to police on April 22, 2019. A second man, Antonio Gause, was identified as a participant in the robbery. In February 2020 a Lauderdale County Grand Jury returned indictments against both men. Gause was indicted for First Degree Felony Murder, Especially Aggravated Robbery, and Accessory After the Fact and was booked with bond set at $500,000. Johnson faced multiple charges, including First Degree Felony Murder, First Degree Premeditated Murder, Especially Aggravated Robbery, Felony Possession of a Firearm, Attempted First Degree Murder, Tampering with a Tracking Device, and two counts of Employing a Firearm during the Commission of a Dangerous Felony; he remained incarcerated after surrendering in April 2019.

If anyone knew William Black or has information about the April 21, 2019 robbery and shooting, please share what is known.