Equarius Lewis, 21, was shot multiple times and died at the scene on November 7, 2024, in the 3400 block of Fontaine Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi. Officers from the Jackson Police Department responded about 2:40 a.m. after reports of a shooting; emergency medical services pronounced Lewis dead at the scene.

Investigators canvassed the area and opened an active homicide investigation, but the motive and the identity of the shooter remained unknown. No arrests had been announced in initial reports and authorities asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone in the Jackson area that night saw or heard anything on Fontaine Avenue around 2:40 a.m. on November 7, please contact the Jackson Police Department with what you know.