Breanna Alexus Franklin, 23, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of July 6, 2024, while a passenger in a vehicle on Pearl Street in Macon, Mississippi. According to investigators, another car pulled alongside and a single shot was fired through the passenger side window, striking Breanna; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Breanna was remembered by family and friends as a devoted mother to her young son Antonio Roby Jr., a graduate with honors of Noxubee County High School’s class of 2019 and a former JROTC participant. The Macon Police Department, assisted by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, treated the death as a homicide and identified a suspect in what investigators say likely stemmed from a domestic dispute. Ciara Sharda Latham was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic violence and murder; Latham made an initial court appearance on July 8, 2024, and was denied bond.

The family has called for space to grieve as the case proceeds through the courts. If anyone has information about the shooting or Breanna’s last hours on Pearl Street, please share what is known with investigators.