Drewnard Minor was 43 when he was shot and killed the evening of Saturday, February 8, 2025, in Jackson, Mississippi. The shooting happened about 5:30 p.m. at the Pine Ridge Gardens Apartments on Rebel Woods Drive, off Terry Road. Emergency responders found Minor with a gunshot wound and he was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

The Jackson Police Department opened a homicide investigation and, in the days that followed, identified and arrested a suspect in connection with Minor’s death. Officials have not released information about a motive or the relationship, if any, between Minor and the alleged assailant. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue collecting evidence and interviewing potential witnesses.

If anyone saw activity around Pine Ridge Gardens Apartments that evening or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.