Donna Perkins, 24, was killed by a stray bullet in her Gulfport apartment at Emerald Pines on the evening of December 17, 2023. She was reportedly in bed when a shootout began nearby around 7:30 p.m.; someone armed with a rifle fired at a group who returned fire, and a bullet penetrated her apartment. Perkins was taken to Memorial Hospital in Gulfport and pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. Another person was critically injured in the same exchange.

Investigators identified and, by this account, arrested several people in connection with the incident. Nineteen-year-old Jaleal Montrez Malone was arrested; arrest warrants were issued for 20-year-old Ezequal Elijah Simmons and 16-year-old Brenton Marcell Brumfield, who were described as armed and dangerous. Two 17-year-olds, Treyvughn Damon Kirk and Amahdrey Jermaine Shade, were also taken into custody. Charges included shooting into an occupied dwelling.

What information can anyone in Gulfport provide about the shootout or the events outside Emerald Pines that night?