The victim’s girlfriend said he was speaking with a friend when the shooting happened.
CORDOVA, Tenn. — A man was shot and killed inside a Cordova home, and his girlfriend said he was on FaceTime with a friend when the gunfire erupted, according to reports from Shelby County authorities and FOX13 Memphis.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death as a homicide. The case has drawn attention because of the reported video call, which may help investigators build a timeline around the moments before and after the shooting.
Deputies were called to a home in Cordova after reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man dead inside the residence. Officials have not released every detail about what deputies found at the scene, including whether there were signs of forced entry or whether anyone else was inside the home when the shooting happened. The man’s girlfriend told FOX13 that he had been talking on FaceTime with a friend before he was killed. “He was on FaceTime,” she said in the report, describing the call as part of the final moments before deputies arrived.
The victim’s name had not been clearly released in the available reports. Authorities also had not announced an arrest or named a suspect. Investigators are expected to review phone records, the FaceTime call, neighborhood video and any physical evidence collected from the home. The friend on the call could be a key witness, depending on what was seen or heard during the shooting. Officials have not said whether the call recorded video, audio or both in a way investigators can use.
The shooting adds to a series of homicide investigations across Shelby County in which deputies and police have turned to digital evidence to piece together what happened inside homes, cars and public spaces. Cordova, an eastern Shelby County community near Memphis, includes both city and county law enforcement areas, depending on the address. In this case, the sheriff’s office is the agency tied to the investigation, placing the case under county jurisdiction.
No court hearings have been scheduled because no charges had been publicly announced. The next steps are likely to include autopsy findings, witness interviews and forensic testing. Investigators also may seek search warrants for phones, cameras or online accounts tied to the victim and others who communicated with him before the shooting. Officials have not said whether the shooting was targeted, whether anything was stolen or whether the victim knew the person who fired the shots.
For the girlfriend and others close to the victim, the unanswered questions remain central to the case. The reported FaceTime call has become one of the most important known details because it places another person in contact with the victim at the time of the killing. Authorities have not said what that friend told investigators. The home, once a private setting, is now the center of a homicide case built around interviews, evidence and the final minutes of a phone call.
The investigation remains open. As of May 10, authorities had not publicly announced an arrest, and the next major update is expected from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
Author note: Last updated May 10, 2026.