Alexius Cotton, a 47-year-old Black woman from Jackson, Mississippi, was found shot to death inside a residence on Meadowbrook Road/Drive. Capitol Police were dispatched after a report of gunfire and arrived just before noon; the Hinds County interim coroner identified Cotton as the victim. Local reporting and a funeral home obituary list the date of death as November 9, 2025, though at least one online memorial entry gives a different date.

Officials described the investigation as open and ongoing but released few details about what happened inside the home or what led to the shooting. Authorities did say one person at the scene was taken into custody, without identifying who that was or explaining whether the arrest was connected to Cotton’s killing. No charging information or court timeline had been made public in the initial updates.

If anyone knew Alexius Cotton, lived on Meadowbrook, or saw unusual activity in that neighborhood around November 9, 2025, please come forward with any information that could help the inquiry.