A June 29, 2025 party on Kincaid Road in the Blackjack community of Starkville ended in gunfire around 2:30 a.m., leaving 21-year-old Jordan Anthony Ray Mitchell and 18-year-old Kaiden Evans dead. Both men were taken to OCH Regional Medical Center but died shortly after arrival. Their bodies were sent to the state crime lab in Pearl for autopsies.

The Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office identified brothers Travis Chandler, 34, and Devon Chandler, 27, as primary suspects and obtained murder warrants. The Chandler brothers turned themselves in on June 30, 2025 and are being held pending an initial court appearance. Mitchell is survived by his parents Ray Anthony Mitchell and Linda Houston Mitchell, his son Kyzer Jace Mitchell, and several siblings.

The investigation is ongoing; anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact authorities.