A daylight drive-by in Greenwood, Mississippi, left 42-year-old Black resident Accardo Willis dead on Monday, April 1, 2024. Willis was standing in front of a house at 118 Vardaman Street, across from McLaurin Street Park, when he was struck multiple times. He was taken to Greenwood Leflore Hospital and pronounced dead.

Greenwood Police, led by Police Chief Terrence Craft, opened an investigation. On April 17 U.S. Marshals arrested 19-year-old Keldrick Jackson; Greenwood Police charged Jackson with murder and he was booked into the Leflore County Jail. Authorities said they continued to pursue others and named 26-year-old Detreka Thomas, described as 5 feet 7 inches and about 160 pounds with ties to Greenwood and Memphis, as wanted on a murder charge.

One suspect was in custody as of April 2024 while investigators sought at least one other person of interest. If anyone knew Accardo Willis, saw activity around 118 Vardaman Street that afternoon, or has information about the people named, please come forward.