On the afternoon of Thursday, May 21, 2026, 46-year-old Shondell Latress White, a Black male, was found dead inside a residence on the 1300 block of Perkins Street in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson Police officers responding to a call at about 2:19 p.m. located White and the Hinds County coroner determined he had died of what was believed to be a single gunshot wound. The death was later ruled a homicide.

Robbery/homicide detectives and the department’s Mobile Crime Unit opened an investigation, but initial details about the circumstances and motive were scarce. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests or charges have been announced. The Jackson Police Department has asked the public to contact the department or Crime Stoppers with any information.

Does anyone in the Jackson area have information that could help investigators piece together what happened to Shondell White?