Memphis, TN—In a landmark decision, a jury found former security guard Gregory Livingston guilty of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed blind man, Alvin Motley Jr., at an East Memphis Kroger gas station in 2021. After a tense week-long trial, the verdict concluded with Livingston receiving a life sentence, cementing a tragic […]
Shelby County Judge Louis Montesi blocks the public release of the surveillance video that shows a security guard shooting and killing Alvin Motley Jr. over loud music
Now activists are protesting Motley's death and using music to do so. On Sunday, several gathered at the gas station where he was killed and blocked gas pumps while blaring songs. “We are not going to be intimidated by anyone with a badge and a gun or just a gun, to be able to walk up to us and tell us that we don't have the right to play our music," said Paula Buress to Local Memphis. "It is our culture to play our music. And if it's too loud, then they need to call the proper authorities to handle it. You don't take the law into your own hands."
Alvin Motley was shot dead by a security guard at Memphis Kroger gas station for playing his music too loudly
