On February 3, 2023, a trip to a basketball game in Yazoo City, Mississippi, ended in gunfire on Shady Drive that killed 16-year-old Jalen Littleton. Littleton was struck multiple times and died; a 15-year-old companion was also wounded and survived. Investigators linked the shooting to a prior fight at a local high school and identified two suspects, James Banks Jr. and Kendrick Myers.

Both men were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in Littleton’s death and attempted murder for the injured teen. They waived a plea and went to trial. In March 2025 a Yazoo County Circuit Court jury found Banks and Myers guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder. Sentencing was scheduled for April 1, 2025.

If anyone knew Jalen, the 15-year-old survivor, or has information about the events that led to the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.