Ricky Floyd was the pastor at Pursuit of God Church in Frayser. He was killed in a shooting in Downtown Memphis on Wednesday morning.

Ricky Floyd, a prominent pastor in Memphis, Tennessee, well-known for his community-building and people empowerment skills, was shot dead during an altercation with a woman outside a bar Wednesday morning,

In the wake of Memphis Pastor Ricky Floyd's death, officials and community members alike mourned the loss of Frayser's "beacon of hope."