Dontavious Nellum, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot in the late morning of May 10, 2025, on Virden Drive in Greenwood, Mississippi. Emergency personnel transported him to Greenwood Leflore Hospital, where he died of his wounds and was pronounced dead at 5:05 p.m. that evening. His death was recorded as the second homicide in Leflore County for 2025.

The Leflore County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation after the shooting. As of May 15, 2025, no arrests had been announced and authorities had not released details about suspects or a possible motive. The family and community remain without answers after this sudden, violent loss.

If anyone has information about what happened on Virden Drive that morning, please share what you know with investigators.