Murder of Car Owner Leads to Indictment

July 30, 2021 – A 22-year-old man was indicted Thursday on first-degree murder charges stemming from the shooting death in February of a motorist whose car he was trying to steal in the Windyke area of southeast Shelby County, said Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

The grand jury indicted Cedric Richardson on counts of first-degree felony murder, attempted especially aggravated robbery, and convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He is being held in the Shelby County Jail.

The incident occurred shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2021, in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3700 block of Parkline Drive near Winchester and Forest Hill Irene Road.

Witnesses said Terrence E. Taylor, 48, was walking to his car when Richardson approached him with a rifle and demanded the keys to his Dodge Charger automobile. Taylor was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The gunman did not get the car, but escaped in a second vehicle.

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office detectives developed Richardson as a suspect and took him into custody the next day.

The case is being handled by Asst. Dist. Atty. Jeff Jones of the District Attorney’s Special Prosecution Unit 8 which seeks maximum sentencing for repeat felony offenders.