Volunteer coach among 56 homicide victims since Jan. 1
Adrian Goodrich, or “Coach Skeet” as his players called him, talks with team members of Bellevue Middle School’s football team. He was an assistant coach for the team as well as a Bluff City High School teacher. (Courtesy Byron Harris)
Adrian Goodrich, also known as ‘Coach Skeet,’ is one of the people killed in January and February, according to data provided by Memphis Police Department. In the same period last year, there were 54 slayings.
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Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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