Willie Deshon Willis, 33, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Friday, May 16, 2025. Police responded to gunfire in the 300 block of Mound Street at about 4:41 a.m. and found Willis, a Black man from Grenada, Mississippi, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene; the Grenada County Coroner arranged for his body to be sent to the Mississippi Forensics Lab for autopsy.

The Grenada Police Department opened a homicide investigation and has not released a motive or identified suspects. Authorities said another homicide in Grenada County occurred the same day but was not believed to be related. The department has asked the public for any information that could help the investigation.

Did anyone in Grenada that morning see activity on Mound Street or have information about who might be responsible?