A family gathering at Roosevelt State Park in Morton, Mississippi, to celebrate a gender reveal turned deadly on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Jetavion Markenyus Johnson, an 18-year-old from Newton, was shot around 5:15 p.m. near the Alfreda-Harris Lodge and pool area after an argument with another teenager escalated. He was struck multiple times, including in the abdomen, and was taken by a personal vehicle to Scott Regional Hospital in Morton, where he was pronounced dead. The Scott County Coroner confirmed his identity.

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, treated the event as an isolated incident and began an investigation. Within two days authorities arrested 18-year-old Anthony Boyd of Pelahatchie and charged him with murder, saying the shooting stemmed from the argument at the party. Investigators continued processing evidence and interviewing witnesses.

If anyone attended that gathering or has information about what led to the confrontation, please share what was seen or heard.