TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jul 23, 2026

The Shelby County District Attorney's (DA) Office on Tuesday announced that no charges will be filed against Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Agent Levy Blandon in the fatal shooting of Darren Pigram in May. Pigram was working the breakfast shift at a local Burger King when he was shot and killed. The Commercial Appeal reports that DA Steve Mulroy's office attached a letter to the July 20 press release that contains footnotes describing the series of events that morning based on surveillance footage from cameras inside the Burger King. According to Mulroy, that footage shows that use of deadly force was legally justified. Mulroy's office on Wednesday released the footage from the restaurant that shows Pigram backing away from agents as they entered the kitchen. The Commercial Appeal reports on that development as well.