Alexis Walker was a 15-year-old Black female shot and killed in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, on the evening of Saturday, April 4, 2026. Deputies responded about 9:21 p.m. after reports of a gunshot victim and found a black Honda Accord stopped in the southbound lane of Old Highway 61 with its doors open; Alexis was inside and had already died. Investigators determined the shooting occurred at a residence at 202 Green Avenue, near the Mound Bayou Police Department, and another 15-year-old was left with life-threatening injuries.

A collaborative investigation by the Bolivar County Sheriff’s Office, the Mound Bayou Police Department and the North Side Consolidated School District Police Department led to the arrests of two juveniles. Sixteen-year-old Joei Taylor of Mound Bayou was charged with murder and three counts of aggravated assault. Seventeen-year-old Travis Scott Jr., also of Mound Bayou, was charged with accessory after the fact; both were being held at the Bolivar County Regional Facility pending initial court appearances. The motive remains under investigation. Services for Alexis were scheduled for April 25 at Northside High School, with burial at McLaurin Memorial Gardens in Clarksdale.

Does anyone in Mound Bayou have information about Alexis, the events at 202 Green Avenue that night, or the black Honda Accord?