On August 10, 2023, Brandon Brooks, 26, was shot and killed in a daylight, ambush-style attack on Myrtle Drive in the Morgantown neighborhood of Natchez, Mississippi. The shooting happened shortly before 6 p.m.; Brooks and 24-year-old Taron Woods were found with multiple gunshot wounds in the yard of a residence and were pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses and investigators described the scene as chaotic, with a large crowd of onlookers and officers securing the area.

Security camera footage showed three individuals in dark clothing, gloves, and full-face coverings carrying what appeared to be assault-style weapons. Testimony indicated the attackers fired roughly 55 rounds, turning the yard into a war zone; Brooks and Woods had been standing together just moments earlier when they were ambushed.

Arrests followed within days: 17-year-old Jamarion Perkins surrendered and was charged as an adult with two counts of murder; 24-year-old Jadarrius James McKnight was taken into custody on the same charges; 18-year-old Zackeri Reason was charged with accessory before the fact to murder; and 22-year-old Emanuel Hill, also known as Emanuel Hall, turned himself in and was charged with two counts of murder. Some suspects had prior criminal histories, including Reason being out on bond in another murder case and Perkins being linked to an earlier June 2023 fatal shooting.

Did anyone in Natchez see activity around Myrtle Drive that evening or have information about the attackers?