Marquiez Terrell Scott, 29, was shot and killed in Jackson, Mississippi on September 15, 2024. Officers found Scott with multiple gunshot wounds on the 3100 block of Booker Street; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports indicate he tried to drive away after being shot and his vehicle later stopped on Highway 80 in nearby Pearl.

The Jackson Police Department initially searched for a white pickup truck believed to be connected to the shooting. Scott’s death was recorded as the city’s 84th homicide of the year and fell within a violent weekend that included three other homicides, prompting a public appeal from the police chief for community help.

Anyone with information about Scott, the white pickup truck, or the events on Booker Street and Highway 80 is asked to contact the Jackson Police Department.