Montez Jamonta Mitchell was 16 when he was killed by gunfire on the evening of May 20, 2023, in the Clubview Circle area of Yazoo City, Mississippi. Known to some as Monta, he was a student at Yazoo City High School and worked at Popeyes. According to a family member, he was shot in the leg, apparently to prevent him from escaping, before receiving the fatal shots.

In the weeks after the shooting, the Yazoo City Police Department, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, and the U.S. Marshals Service pursued the case. Their investigation led to the arrest on June 15, 2023, of 21-year-old Willie Nune, who was charged with Mitchell’s murder. The family has described deep grief over the loss of a teenager with his life ahead of him.

If anyone in Yazoo City remembers Montez, his routine, or saw anything around Clubview Circle on May 20, contact investigators with information.