A mass shooting just after midnight on July 21, 2024, near Club Lit on Church Street in Indianola, Mississippi, left three 19-year-olds dead, including Marquette Baites of Greenville. The attack occurred where a large crowd had gathered; Baites was one of three teenagers fatally wounded alongside Areon Butler of Indianola and Cameron Lee Butts of Greenville.

Reports say as many as 16 people were either shot or struck by ricocheting bullets. Several injured were treated at South Sunflower County Hospital and two to four victims with more serious wounds were airlifted. Police say the probe is in its early stages, investigators believe up to three shooters may have been involved, and no arrests have been announced.

The city declared a State of Emergency and imposed a midnight curfew plus limits on gathering sizes. If anyone was at Club Lit that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward to the Indianola Police Department.