An after-prom celebration in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, turned deadly on April 30, 2023. De’Arreis DD Smith, an 18-year-old senior at Hancock High School who planned to join the military, was struck by multiple gunshot wounds at a party in the 1000 block of Old Blue Meadows Road. He was taken to University Medical Center in New Orleans and died of his injuries. A 16-year-old classmate, Haeleigh Stamper, was also killed and four other teenagers were wounded.

Police identified 19-year-old Cameron Everest Brand of Pass Christian as the sole shooter and arrested him at his home. Brand was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and four counts of aggravated assault and was held in the Hancock County jail without bond; a grand jury later indicted him on all six counts. The defense has sought a change of venue and asserted that one victim was armed and had threatened Brand before the shooting.

Those who knew De’Arreis DD Smith or have information about the events that night are asked to come forward.