The body of 30-year-old Kynjarious Rockingham was found in the parking lot of the Chapel Ridge Apartments on Raymond Road in Jackson, Mississippi, in the early hours of February 16, 2026. The Jackson Police Department’s investigation determined Rockingham died from at least one fatal gunshot wound and classified the death as a homicide.

Detectives from the Robbery/Homicide Unit identified a suspect and took 27-year-old Jamecia Harper of Jackson into custody. Harper was charged with murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. At her initial court appearance a judge denied bond on the murder charge and set a $50,000 bond for the firearm charge. The motive has not been released as the investigation continues.

Anyone who witnessed activity in the Chapel Ridge Apartments parking area that morning or has information about this shooting is asked to come forward.