Shundra Chestnut was a 19-year-old Black woman from Kosciusko, Mississippi, who was killed during a mass shooting at a homecoming trail ride and celebration held just off Highway 17 North near Indian Creek Trail, about five miles outside Lexington. The event on the night of October 18, 2024, drew roughly 200 to 300 people; witnesses say a dispute among a group of young men escalated and at least two people drew guns and opened fire, sending the crowd into chaos. By the time gunfire ceased, three people were dead — Shundra, 25-year-old Martel Gibson and 19-year-old John Jenkins — and eight others were wounded; some victims were airlifted to hospitals in Jackson.

Investigators collected shell casings at the scene and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation joined the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, but officials said suspects remained at large and no names or charges had been released. Many attendees have not spoken publicly and authorities continue to seek witnesses with information about what happened that night.

Did anyone at the trail ride or nearby see something that could help identify the shooters?