In the early hours of August 23, 2023, officers in Columbus, Mississippi, responded to a disturbance at an apartment on the 200 block of 11th Avenue South. Dispatchers heard gunfire while on the line with the 911 caller. When police entered the residence they found 26-year-old Jarion Trentel Griffin with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was sent for autopsy.

Jarion Griffin was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on June 9, 1997. A Columbus High School graduate, he attended Itawamba Community College, Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Alabama A&M. He worked in FedEx’s packaging department and had also been employed by Polaris and Toyota. His parents are Gary Griffin Jr. and Lyneshia Wagner; he is survived by siblings Arielle Stallings, Jonathan Stallings, Erin Jordan, and Kristen Cambre.

Police identified 19-year-old Traylen Colvin as a person of interest; Colvin surrendered the same day and was arrested and charged with murder. In August 2024 a Lowndes County grand jury returned an indictment charging Colvin with first-degree murder; no trial date was reported then. If anyone knew Jarion or has information about his killing, please share what you know with investigators.