On the night of March 5, 2025, officers were called to the 3500 block of Sunset Drive in Jackson, Mississippi, after reports of a shooting. Responding officers found 21-year-old Jakendrick Bass with fatal gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Family and neighbors remembered Bass as a sweet, caring young man with a beautiful smile.

Jackson Police detectives opened an active homicide investigation and appealed to the public for information. Days later the department identified 20-year-old Lamaja Henderson as a suspect and obtained a warrant for murder; her name was entered into the NCIC database as wanted in connection with the killing. The investigation remained ongoing and police asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone saw activity near the Sunset Drive apartment complex on March 5 or knows Henderson’s whereabouts, please share what you know with investigators.