On September 1, 2024, 53-year-old Mary Lee Simmons was shot and killed at a residence on Walker Road in Vaughan, Mississippi. Emergency responders arrived at about 9:38 p.m. and found Simmons and two other people — her 38-year-old son, Benny Terrell Simmons, and 58-year-old Jerry Stewart — all suffering fatal gunshot wounds. Authorities say the shooting appears to have arisen from a family altercation, but officials have not released specifics about what led to the violence.

The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office opened an immediate investigation into the triple homicide. A joint funeral for Mary Simmons and her son was held on September 14, 2024, at Yazoo County High School.

Does anyone in Vaughan or the surrounding area have information about what happened that night or knew the victims?