Naquaris Williams was 22 when he was shot and killed on February 28, 2024, in Shannon, Mississippi. Born March 13, 2001, in Columbus, Mississippi, he is remembered by family as having a warm smile and a kind heart. Events escalated after the parents of a teenage girl received a call from their daughter saying she had been kidnapped. Using a location-tracking app they found her on Washington Street in Shannon with Williams; at that moment shots were fired.

Shannon Police and Verona Police arrived around 3:10 p.m. and found Williams in a grassy area with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead shortly after 4 p.m. The girl was physically unharmed. A suspect, Mario Dillard, was taken into custody and charged with manslaughter; his bond was set at $20,000. The investigation into the circumstances around the alleged kidnapping and the shooting is ongoing.

Did anyone in Shannon see activity on Washington Street that afternoon or have information about what led up to the shooting?