On the night of Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 22-year-old Robert Charles Winters III was found shot multiple times in the parking lot near Building 19 at Colony Pointe Apartments on West County Line Road in Jackson, Mississippi. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene after Jackson Police officers were called about a homicide around 11:15 p.m.

Winters’ red 2021 Dodge Challenger, with a Florida plate and the victim’s Instagram handle on the rear window, was missing from the scene and later located at Willow Street and Hooker Street. The vehicle had been set on fire and was found fully engulfed; the Jackson Fire Department extinguished the blaze, leaving only a charred shell. Investigators say the circumstances pointed toward robbery as a possible motive.

Described by family as a hardworking Forest Hill High School graduate with no criminal record, Winters’ relatives are seeking answers and his father has offered a cash reward for information leading to an arrest. No suspects or arrests have been announced; anyone with information is asked to contact the Jackson Police Department or Crime Stoppers. Anyone who knew Robert or saw activity at Colony Pointe that night, what can you share?