An 18-year-old man, Demarcus Taylor, was shot and killed in Greenville, Mississippi on May 8, 2024. Taylor, a Black male, was found in the 900 block of Hal Street near St. Charles and Hal Streets with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders took him to Delta Health System, where the Washington County Coroner later pronounced him dead. The Greenville Police Department investigated the death as a homicide.

Investigators arrested 18-year-old Tylar Lane of Greenville in connection with the shooting. Lane was charged with First Degree Murder and is being held at the Washington County Regional Correctional Facility pending an initial court appearance.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Taylor’s death, please share what is known with the Greenville Police Department.