MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A family says they will not have peace until the teen arrested in the death of a 93-year-old woman gets convicted.

Derrion Taylor is charged with First-Degree Murder, Two Counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder, and Two Counts of Aggravated Assault. He was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals.

Victim Geraldine Harris was found dead in her home on Kendale Avenue in the Glendale neighborhood of Midtown on Jan. 17, 2024. Two other female victims had been shot as well, and were taken to hospitals with critical injuries.

Officers say the shooting started from a disagreement between a family member and two men.

Marshals said an investigation led to Taylor, who was 17 at the time of the shooting. A warrant for his arrest was issued Tuesday.

“I was relieved for my family because there is always a threat with him on the street, that there might be some violence against a family member,” said son of Geraldine, Ronald Harris.

For more than a year and a half, Harris said fear of retaliation was a constant for his family.

At the time of Hariss’ death Taylor was 17, he is now 18 years old.

WREG found Taylor had past charges from two states, and in January in West Memphis, Arkansas Taylor and others were charged for theft after a series of smash and grabs.

In May he had more theft charges just days apart.

The first incident Taylor was that he was accused of was stealing a firearm from a month prior in April, but he was found with the same weapon during the recovery of a stolen vehicle.

He posted bond, but less than five days later, ended back in trouble after being accused of stealing Mercedes vehicle parts in another stolen vehicle case, which had not yet been reported.

“The police knew, but they couldn’t bring the case because the court said nope, you got to have more evidence, and took a year in a half,” said Harris.

The family said it took more than a year for investigators to get DNA and ballistics evidence back.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office said they have been championing faster processing times.

Last month, the Shelby County Commission approved $1.5 million that will get the ball rolling on a local crime lab.

The commission also OK’d four additional scientists to work at the state crime lab in Jackson, solely working to help solve Memphis crimes.

Currently, evidence is sent to the TBI Crime Lab in Jackson, which takes more time.

“We have to move forward and stay on top of the court system to make sure this case moves forward,” said Harris.

WREG has reached out to both the Shelby County District Attorney’s office as well as the Memphis Police to see if there are any updates on the pending crime lab, and have not heard back.