Argument That Ended in Woman’s Death Leads to Murder Indictment of Acquaintance

July 25, 2022 – A 65-year-old man has been indicted in the shooting death last year of a woman acquaintance following an argument outside her home in the Getwell/Park area, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

The grand jury indicted Perry Wayne Patrick on a count of first-degree murder. He is free on $125,000 bond.

The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2021, in the 4200 block of Fredericks Avenue where police were flagged down by the victim’s boyfriend. Investigators said Patrick argued with 47-year-old Angela Neely over a previous incident and that the argument became more heated.

Patrick then pulled a gun, pistol-whipped her and shot her in the neck. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead about an hour later. Patrick was arrested and charged three days later.

The case is being handled by Asst. Dist. Atty. Brittany Neal of the District Attorney’s Vertical Team 5 which prosecutes cases in General Sessions Division 13 and in Criminal Court Division 9.