Memphis First-Degree Murder Suspect Surrenders to U.S. Marshals

Memphis, TN – On July 28, 2025, Lorenzo Gordon, 38, surrendered to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in Memphis on a First-Degree Murder warrant.

On April 08, 2024, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) responded to a call of shots fired near Danny Thomas Boulevard and Ratliff Road. When officers arrived, they discovered the victim, Laderius Ayers, had been shot multiple times, resulting in death. Following an investigation by MPD Homicide Detectives, on June 27, 2025, an arrest warrant was issued charging Lorenzo Gordon with First-Degree Murder.

The USMS Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force (TRVFTF) was requested to assist in finding and apprehending Gordon. Task Force Investigators contacted Gordon’s associates who helped convince Gordon to turn himself in. On the afternoon of July 28, 2025, Gordon surrendered to TRVFTF and was transported to the Shelby County Jail.

The U.S. Marshals Service Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is a multi-agency task force within Western Tennessee. The TRVFTF has offices in Memphis and Jackson, and its membership is primarily composed of Deputy U.S. Marshals, Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Gibson County Sheriff’s Deputies, Memphis and Jackson Police Officers, Tennessee Department of Correction Special Agents and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Since 2021, the TRVFTF has captured over 3,000 violent offenders and sexual predators.