Late afternoon on September 28, 2024, gunfire erupted at an apartment complex on Constance Lane in Columbus, Mississippi. Police arriving about 3:23 p.m. found two teenagers with gunshot wounds. Sixteen-year-old Marquez Kentrell MJ Carter Jr., a Columbus High School student and baseball player who participated in the Columbus Kappa League, was pronounced dead at the scene after officers performed chest compressions. A 17-year-old companion was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, treated, and later released.

Investigators determined the teens were together when a vehicle pulled up and shots were fired. On September 30 the Columbus Police Department arrested 19-year-old Jakody Moore and charged him with murder in Carter’s death and aggravated assault for the wounded teen. Police released a photo of a second person of interest and later identified 18-year-old LaRon S. Baity as a suspect, issuing a warrant for his arrest. In December LaRone Scott Baity turned himself in and was charged with murder and held awaiting an initial court appearance.

Does anyone have information about what happened on Constance Lane that afternoon or knew Marquez?