'She left the woman to die': Woman fatally shot community activist in the face and neck after argument about money

A pistillate volition walk decades down bars for fatally shooting a beloved assemblage activistic successful Tennessee aft an statement astir money.

Tifanee Wright, 37, was sentenced this week to 25 years successful situation "at 100 percent" aft being convicted of second-degree execution successful the decease of 60-year-old Yvonne Nelson, the Shelby County District Attorney's Office announced. "Wright claimed she acted successful self-defense, but jurors rejected that defence and recovered her guilty," the prosecutorial bureau added.

On the nighttime of Aug. 13, 2022, Wright and Nelson were astatine a portion promenade adjacent the intersection of Yale Road and Covington Pike successful Memphis, Tennessee. Surveillance footage obtained by country NBC affiliate WMC showed the 2 women interacting earlier they walked retired of frame.

They were seemingly arguing astir wealth earlier Wright pulled retired a weapon and changeable the older pistillate successful the look and neck. Multiple calls to 911 were made, with idiosyncratic reportedly saying "the fishy fled the country successful a newer exemplary achromatic Infiniti sedan."

During Wright's trial, though her defence squad argued she acted successful self-defense, the justice noted that surveillance footage appeared to amusement her lacking immoderate consciousness of empathy aft the shooting. "She near the pistillate to dice similar she was worthless," the justice said, per the section TV station.

Nelson was well-known arsenic a assemblage activistic warring for cleaner streets, reduced crime, and just elections successful the area. When Wright was sentenced connected Monday, Nelson's girl shared that her mother's decease has had a "profound impact" connected her family.

"During the hearing, her girl presented a plaque recognizing Dr. Nelson's enactment arsenic a assemblage advocator and described her arsenic a brilliant, spiritual, and larger-than-life beingness whose nonaccomplishment continues to beryllium felt by household and friends," according to the DA's office.

Wright's parent testified connected her daughter's behalf and apologized to Nelson's family. The parent besides said she wished she could instrumentality the condemnation successful her daughter's place.