Patrick Townsend, 37, was found dead inside the trunk of his own grey 2013 Chevrolet Impala in Jackson, Mississippi, on October 4, 2023. The car had been left for several days in the 4900 block of Raymond Road. Jackson police say Townsend had been fatally shot and are treating the case as a homicide.

Investigators believe Townsend was killed at a different location and his body was placed in the vehicle before it was abandoned. The vehicle was found not far from a family member’s residence, which police noted as a potentially intentional detail. Months after the discovery the case remained unsolved; police and family publicly appealed for information. His mother, Patricia Tucker Townsend, described him as a father and an uncle and said the family urgently needs closure.

If anyone has information about Townsend, the Impala, or activity around Raymond Road in early October 2023, please contact Jackson police with tips.