Murder suspect turns himself in to U.S. Marshals

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.

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