On the evening of March 18, 2026, 18-year-old Trevarius Cooper, a Black male, was fatally shot outside the door of an upstairs apartment at the Rebelwood apartment complex on Rebel Woods Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Officers responding to a call at about 5:15 p.m. found Cooper with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police secured the area and launched a homicide investigation. Investigators recovered a significant number of shell casings, which the police chief described as concerning. Several people who were at the complex were detained briefly for questioning as witnesses, but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

This was the 15th homicide in Jackson for 2026. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Jackson Police Department or Crime Stoppers.