Seventeen-year-old Davarious Milton was found dead in a wooded area in Jackson, Mississippi, on January 10, 2026, the victim of gun violence. Reports say he was believed to have been lured into a vehicle by someone he considered a friend and then driven miles from home before being killed.

In the days after he went missing, his mother searched desperately, calling, texting and posting on social media for help. A detective contacted her after those public pleas and later confirmed that Davarious had been found deceased. Family and community members describe him as well-behaved and loving; their grief is underscored by the apparent betrayal in how he was brought to the location where he was killed.

Investigators have opened a homicide inquiry, but no information about suspects or arrests has been released. If anyone knew Davarious, saw him on or shortly before January 10, 2026, or has information about a vehicle or person who drove him from Jackson, please come forward.