On March 25, 2024, at about 4:45 a.m., 15-year-old Janya Lumzy, a Black female, was found unresponsive in the exterior stairwell of an apartment complex in the 1500 block of Country Club Road in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Officers and paramedics provided aid but she died at the scene.

The Hattiesburg Police Department, assisted by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, arrested multiple suspects as the investigation progressed. A 17-year-old male from Lamar County was booked into the Forrest County Jail and formally charged as an adult with one count of first-degree murder. Two more people were later taken into custody, including an individual from Columbia, Mississippi, and 17-year-old Bryan Lil 6 Brown of Columbia, who was also charged as an adult with first-degree murder and booked into the Forrest County Jail. Authorities said all individuals believed to be involved were in custody while the probe continues.

Anyone with information about Janya Lumzy, her movements that night, or the people involved is asked to come forward.