On the evening of January 15, 2024, 16-year-old Jayln Marie Lindsey was killed in a rolling gun battle on I-165 in Mobile, Alabama. Authorities described the exchange as having gang ties; Jayln was struck and sustained fatal injuries. A 9-year-old boy was also injured in the shootout.

Jayln was a student at LeFlore High School and was remembered by family as vibrant and caring. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office identified an 18-year-old as a person of interest and within days that 18-year-old was arrested in connection with the interstate shooting. Investigators also arrested the apparent target of the attack; the sheriff said that man seemed to treat the situation as if it were a joke.

The investigation into who else was involved and the sequence of events that night is ongoing. If anyone witnessed the shootout on I-165 or has information about Jayln or the people involved, please share what you know.