Memphis high school senior fatally shot hours after prom, police say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsMemphis high school senior fatally shot hours after prom, police sayTwo suspects spotted fleeing the scene in a black MercedesGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 21 April 2026 18:07 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962011","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/memphis-senior-shot-prom-b2962011.html","title":"Memphis high school senior fatally shot hours after prom, police say"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-42085","index":0}LaDainian Cathey, 18, was shot and killed at a gas station, hours after leaving his prom in Memphis, Tennessee (Lakeisha Johnson/Facebook)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News...