On July 1, 2023, a gathering in the parking lot of Azalea Cove Apartments at 902 Blossom Lane in Vicksburg, Mississippi, ended in gunfire just after 2 a.m. Three people were struck by bullets. Twenty-one-year-old Keon Williams suffered gunshot wounds to the head and leg, was taken to Merit Health River Region and then airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he later died; the Warren County Coroner, Doug Huskey, ruled the death a homicide. An 18-year-old female and an 18-year-old male were also wounded and taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center with leg injuries.

Investigators from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office interviewed witnesses and reviewed security camera footage, and identified a suspect. On July 5, 2023, a 17-year-old, De'Mario Mixon Jr., made an initial appearance in Warren County Justice Court charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault. Judge James Jefferson set bond at $1 million for the murder charge and $100,000 for each aggravated assault count; the case was bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury.

Does anyone who knew Keon or was at Azalea Cove Apartments that night have information that could help clarify what happened?