Cristal Grace Edwin, a 49-year-old Black woman and a former housekeeping employee at the Econo Lodge Motel, was shot and killed near the intersection of 8th Street and 30th Avenue in Meridian, Mississippi on September 3, 2024. The Meridian Police Department opened an investigation and identified a suspect within days. On September 5, officers saw the suspect riding a bicycle at 5th Avenue and Old Marion Road; the person fled on foot when approached, was caught after a short pursuit, and a firearm was recovered at the scene.

Funeral services were held on September 21, 2024, at the Chapel of Enterprise Funeral Home in Meridian. Edwin is survived by her father, Willie Grace of Meridian; a brother, Terry D. Grace of Jackson, Tennessee; and two sisters, Wilhamine Walker and Tresia Adams of Meridian. Her family and community continue to grieve this violent loss.

Did anyone in Meridian around 8th Street and 30th Avenue on September 3 see anything that could help clarify what happened?