Teen Indicted in Beale Street Homicide

Feb. 24, 2022 – A Memphis teen was indicted Tuesday on murder and other felony charges related to the shooting death of a car passenger last year on Beale Street, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A grand jury indicted 17-year-old Dorian Seay on counts of first-degree felony murder, attempted especially aggravated robbery, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held without bond.

The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. on April 17, 2021, as the victim, Dylan Lovell, 23, of West Memphis, was riding with a friend on Beale Street between Main Street and Front Street.

While they were stopped in traffic, someone in a nearby group commented on their car and two from the group then approached. Lovell was holding some play money and one of the men, identified as Seay, tried to grab it. When he failed, he pulled a gun and fired one time, striking Lovell in the chest.

The victim’s friend drove up to several police officers nearby for help. They began first aid after calling paramedics, but Lovell was pronounced dead soon after he was taken to a hospital.

The case is being handled by Senior Felony Asst. Neil Umsted and Asst. Dist. Atty. Forrest Edwards of the District Attorney’s Vertical Team 3 which prosecutes cases in General Sessions Division 11 and in Criminal Court Division 3.