James Mitchell, 61, was found on the screened-in porch of his home on Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Natchez, Louisiana, with a single gunshot wound to the head. The shooting occurred on a Monday in November; his obituary lists his date of death as November 11, 2024. Neighbors said they heard a loud noise that could have been a gunshot, but investigators had not determined whether the shot was fired from inside or outside the house.

Police Chief Cal Green described Mitchell as a quiet, happy person with no known enemies. Adams County District Attorney Tim Cotton called the violence senseless and urged anyone with information to come forward. An obituary identified him as James Albert Mitchell, born August 22, 1963, who enjoyed fishing, hunting, riding horses and motorcycles, and worked in maintenance at a local Wal-Mart.

No suspects have been publicly identified or arrested; the homicide remains unsolved. If anyone knew James Mitchell or has information about what happened that afternoon, please share what you know with investigators.