A celebratory night at Belzoni’s World Catfish Festival turned deadly on April 11, 2026, when gunfire on Silver City Road left 20-year-old Makayla Adams dead and at least four others wounded. Responding deputies from the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Department and Belzoni police found multiple people with gunshot injuries; Adams was pronounced dead at the scene.

Adams was from Greenville and a student at Delta State University. She graduated as valedictorian from King’s Court High School and was remembered by her school as brilliant, kind, and full of promise. The community and campus reacted with shock and grief, and city leaders held an emergency meeting in response to the violence.

Investigators later arrested four suspects the Monday evening after the shooting; officials charged each with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault but did not release names. The motive remains unclear as the investigation continues. If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Department.