Christopher Ivory, an 18-year-old recent Gentry High School graduate, was killed in an apparent ambush just outside Indianola, Mississippi, in the late hours of February 6, 2024. The shooting occurred about 9:47 p.m. near the intersection of Brickyard Road and US-82 while Ivory was a passenger in a car stopped at a stop sign. Another vehicle pulled alongside and occupants opened fire into the car; Ivory was struck multiple times and was found deceased in the passenger seat after the driver managed to return to Indianola and call 911.

The Sunflower County Sheriff suggested more than one weapon may have been used and that at least one pistol appeared to be modified with a switch to allow rapid fire. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was asked to assist. No arrests or public identification of suspects have been announced and the investigation remains open.

If anyone witnessed the shooting that night or has information about vehicles or people seen near Brickyard Road and US-82 around 9:47 p.m. on February 6, 2024, please contact investigators.