On the evening of January 25, 2024, 19-year-old Ayanna Bingham was shot and killed while sitting in the driver’s seat of a white Ford Mustang on Cloverdale Street in Jackson, Tennessee. Two children in the backseat, ages three and seven, were also struck and flown to a Memphis hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders arrived around 9:30 p.m. and pronounced Bingham dead at the scene.

Police identified a person of interest nearby, Larell Collier, who was found with gunshot wounds to his legs at another residence on Cloverdale Street. After treatment and being advised of his Miranda rights, Collier admitted to shooting Bingham in the head and said he knew children were in the car. A Glock 19 9-millimeter handgun was recovered after a search of his grandmother’s room. Bingham’s father said she was picking up a friend and her children and had no prior interactions with Collier.

Collier was arrested and held without bond, awaiting court proceedings. Does anyone in Jackson have information about that night or about Ayanna’s last movements?