Jazachary Williams was 14 and a freshman at Vicksburg High School when he was shot on the afternoon of Sunday, September 7, 2025, at The Park at Milestone Apartments on Common Circle in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was a member of the junior varsity football team and remembered for his smile. Officers found him with a gunshot wound and he was taken to the Children’s Hospital in Jackson. He died of his injuries on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

After the shooting, law enforcement identified and arrested a 15-year-old, Ramonta May. May was initially charged with aggravated assault with bond set at $350,000; following Williams’s death the charge was upgraded to second-degree murder and a judge increased bond to $450,000. Vicksburg High School announced the football team would honor Williams and dedicate the remainder of their season to his memory.

If anyone knew Jazachary, his routines, or saw activity at The Park at Milestone Apartments on or around September 7, please come forward with information.