In the early morning of January 30, 2024, two 18-year-old males, JaMarques Patterson and Montrell Briggs, were found fatally shot near Mary Myles Drive and Mary Crain Circle in Brandon, Mississippi. Officers arrived about 1:50 a.m.; the men were located near a vehicle, with one inside the car and the other outside.

By later that same morning a juvenile was in custody and charged with two counts of murder, felony aggravated assault, and shooting into an occupied vehicle. The juvenile’s name has not been released because of their age. The Brandon Police Department is working with the Rankin County District Attorney’s Office, the ATF, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations Crime Scene Unit. No motive has been disclosed and the investigation remains active.

If anyone was in that area around 1:50 a.m. on January 30 or has information about what led to these shootings, please contact investigators.