Elvester Trotter, a 29-year-old Black man, was found shot multiple times and lying in the roadway in Shelby, Mississippi on January 6, 2023. Bolivar County deputies responded to the scene and investigators treated the death as a homicide.

Two men were identified in connection with the killing. A murder charge was filed against 25-year-old Kentarius Allen on January 13, 2023, and authorities issued a warrant for 32-year-old Jabroski Lloyd on January 12, 2023. Lloyd became the primary suspect and fled the area; investigators developed information that he had gone to the Memphis, Tennessee region.

A multiagency search with the U.S. Marshals ended when task force members and Shelby County deputies surrounded a room at the Governor’s Inn in Memphis on May 1, 2023. Lloyd was found hiding under a bed, taken into custody without incident and held for extradition to Mississippi.

If anyone knew Elvester or has information about the events surrounding his death, please share what you know.