Adajha Ellis was an 18-year-old recent Callaway High School graduate who was shot multiple times on James Hill Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. The shooting occurred in the early hours of Monday, February 17, 2025, after an altercation that began the previous night and escalated the next morning. She was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where her wounds proved fatal.

Jackson Police investigators arrested 29-year-old Jeremy Murphy, who lived at the location where the dispute began. Authorities say Murphy retaliated by firing multiple shots at Ellis; officials have stated there was no known relationship between Murphy and the victim. Murphy was charged with murder and tampering with evidence and is being held at the Raymond Detention Center without bond. The Jackson Public School District offered condolences to Ellis’s family and friends.

If anyone has information about Adajha Ellis, the circumstances on James Hill Drive that night, or the earlier altercation, please come forward to investigators.