On the morning of September 24, 2023, gunfire in the parking lot of a bowling alley on John R. Lynch Street in Jackson, Mississippi, injured two people. Both were taken to a local hospital in private vehicles; 30-year-old Jaterio McKey, a Black male born April 5, 1993, later died of his wounds. The condition of the other victim was not disclosed.

The Jackson Police Department opened an investigation into the fatal shooting. No motive or suspects were released in the immediate aftermath, and at the time of these reports there had been no arrests. McKey is survived by his parents Oleshia McKee and Henry Brooks, his fiancée Mikayla Wilson, and his children; his obituary emphasizes the family’s loss.

If anyone was in the area that morning or has information about the shooting, please share what was seen or heard with investigators.