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

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,