Jessie Lathan Jr., a 41-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on August 31, 2025, in Greenwood, Mississippi. The fatal shooting occurred on or near the 600 block of West Claiborne Avenue during the Labor Day weekend. Jessie, born June 14, 1984, was a Broad Street High School graduate, the father of two children, and had worked about ten years for the Mississippi Department of Corrections before moving on to other jobs.

Authorities said there were two unrelated fatal shootings over that holiday weekend and announced an arrest and murder charge against a Greenwood man in connection with one of the homicides, but did not specify which case. Officials also indicated they still needed public assistance and additional leads in one of the investigations, implying Jessie’s murder had not been fully resolved for his family.

Did anyone in Greenwood know Jessie or see activity near the 600 block of West Claiborne Avenue that weekend?