Christopher Blakely, 23, was found dead from gunshot wounds in a ditch near Larkspur Drive off Holmes Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi, on the morning of Saturday, July 18, 2026. A passerby discovered his body and called emergency services; Jackson Police Precinct 3 officers and the Hinds County Coroner concluded he had been deceased for several hours before discovery and ruled the death a homicide.

The Robbery/Homicide Division of the Jackson Police Department opened an active investigation but released no suspect information and reported no leads in the immediate aftermath. Blakely was from Brandon and had ties to Quitman; his funeral was held Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home’s OP Chapel, with burial at Archusa Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Quitman.

The case remains an open homicide; anyone with information is asked to contact the investigators handling the case.