Seventeen-year-old James Aaron Rieder Jr., a White male from Brandon, was found dead in his white pickup truck in Raymond, Mississippi, on October 30, 2023. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. James was born September 14, 2006, and was remembered by family and friends as a talented and passionate football player whose death left a deep void in his community.

Investigators later made an arrest: on November 20, 2023, Hinds County Sheriff’s Office CID took 17-year-old Darius Jenkins of Bolton into custody and charged him with murder in connection with the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing and authorities indicated further developments are possible.

If anyone knew James, his routines, or saw anything in Raymond or Brandon around October 30, 2023 that might help investigators, please come forward with information.