In the early morning hours of May 15, 2024, 29-year-old Melvin McNair Jr. was found dead at Parham Bridges Park in Jackson, Mississippi. A park ranger discovered McNair, a Black man known to play tennis at the park, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. His maroon 2016 GMC Sierra pickup truck was missing from the scene.

Later that day Jackson Police located the stolen truck and pursued it to a crash. The driver, 19-year-old Daveon Lindsey, was arrested; officers reportedly found McNair’s credit cards, clothing stained with the victim’s blood, and a pink assault rifle described as the alleged murder weapon. Lindsey allegedly admitted to shooting McNair multiple times and taking his vehicle and wallet.

Lindsey was charged with capital murder, armed carjacking, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and fleeing an officer; he was denied bond on the capital murder count. At the time of the killing Lindsey was on probation for a prior burglary; that probation was revoked and he received a seven-year sentence for the earlier crime. A memorial service for McNair was held at the park where he was killed.

If anyone knew Melvin McNair or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.