Jacoby Broadway, 20, of Renova was found shot to death on Bayou Road in Merigold, Mississippi on Friday, August 22, 2025. Deputies from the Bolivar County Sheriff’s Department were called that afternoon after a report of an unresponsive person and discovered Broadway had been shot multiple times.

Investigators immediately treated the discovery as a homicide and processed the roadside scene for evidence. Authorities did not release information about a possible motive. In the days that followed the Sheriff’s Department appealed to the public for information, but as of the latest reports no arrests have been announced and no suspects publicly identified.

If anyone saw activity on Bayou Road that afternoon or has information about Jacoby Broadway’s final hours, please contact the Bolivar County Sheriff’s Department.