Shy'Parius Dupree
Age 32 (born 9 Sep 1992)17 May 2025
Memphis, Tennessee (USA)
Shot
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Shy'Parius died in hospital after being shot. He had been married for three years and had two children.
On May 18 Memphis Police Department Officers responded to the shooting at 12:10 a.m. at Range Line Road near James Road in a neighborhood known as Frayser. The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where [he] later died from [his] injuries. Original reporting, while limited, too often misgenders Shy’Parius.
There is very little information about this shooting. I hope greater visibility in the LGBTQ community will help.
A Memphis nativee, Shy’Parius worked at Fedex, as a youth counselor with Youth Villages, and as a shift manager at Save A Lot. He attended Sheffield High School. He has also attended Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts.
Shy’Parius was 32 years old, born on September 9. He had multiple side hustles as a bartender, cook, and operating a small store with his wife.
He and his wife just celebrated their daughter’s 12th birthday. They also parented a son. In February, Shy’Parius celebrated his third wedding anniversary with his wife, Lola.
Shy’Parius loved his dog, Bella. As I looked at his social media content, I noticed he consistently shared content about kids in need – missing children, requests to help pay school lunch debt, etc. It is easy to say “that’s sad” when you come across that content, but for him to take the effort to keep sharing it says a lot about his concern for child welfare.
Family and friends held a a candle light vigil Saturday May 24, 2025 at 6pm at MLK Riverside Park. His funeral will be Tuesday May 27th at R.S. Lewis Funeral Home.
Shy'Parius'Facebook profile is https://www.facebook.com/shyparius.dupree.
https://www.pghlesbian.com/2025/05/black-trans-man-shyparius-dupree-shot-to-death-in-memphis/
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-seriously-injured-in-east-memphis-shooting-police-say/article_a679840c-b7e1-4443-9861-2a75f2336603.html [archive: https://archive.ph/cbONW]
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJzYZGmRhLN/
https://x.com/Kaylara0wl/status/1924958398140829917
