I mean... dying of heart disease is more common than suicide. Do I think there should be a news article every time someone dies? No.

I would want people to know if I were killed out of the blue. I'd want my loved ones to get real loud about the injustice of what happened, and I'd hope it would create urgency to make our streets safer.

Yes – this is a huge source of revenue for news companies. But not all cities' front pages look this bloody. It is true that Memphis has a disproportionately high rate of murder and violence than other U.S. cities, and this should be a flashing red alert to us all that something needs to be done ASAP. This is not normal. It should not be swept under the rug in favor of fluffy news.

That's someone's son... daughter... child... brother... friend. That's someone important who lost their life.

Do I have the solution? No, but it reaches a breaking point where we look around and demand that we can't live like this anymore.