Jakavion Adams was 23 and a resident of Meridian, Mississippi when he was shot dead on the afternoon of May 23, 2023. He was in the parking lot in the 4600 block of Poplar Springs Drive when he was struck multiple times; some witnesses said the gunfire sounded like a machine gun. Emergency services pronounced Adams deceased at the scene.

The Meridian Police Department quickly opened a homicide investigation and identified 24-year-old Lawyon Vaughn as a primary suspect; a warrant was issued charging him with murder. Within days authorities arrested Vaughn and charged him with murder. Two other men were taken into custody: 20-year-old Zalexius Barron, charged with aiding and abetting crimes in furtherance of gang activities with bond set at $150,000, and 23-year-old Antonio Jack Boom Clay, charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. Police described the investigation as ongoing and warned that anyone assisting suspects could face charges.

If anyone witnessed the shooting in the 4600 block of Poplar Springs Drive on May 23, 2023, or has information about the people involved, please come forward.