John Montgomery III, 46, was found fatally shot in a yard along Hudson Road, just off Highway 16 in Canton, Mississippi, on the evening of July 29, 2025. Deputies from the Madison County Sheriff’s Department received a call at about 7:40 p.m.; Montgomery was pronounced dead at the scene. He was born April 28, 1979, and is described as a Black/African American male.

Authorities opened a homicide investigation and have characterized his death as the result of gun violence. In the days and weeks following the shooting no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; investigators have appealed to the public for information. The motive and events leading up to the shooting remain unclear.

If anyone saw activity in the Hudson Road/Highway 16 area on the evening of July 29, 2025, or has information about John Montgomery’s death, please come forward.