Charles Ray Martin Jr., 37, was shot and killed in McComb, Mississippi, on November 26, 2024. The Pike County coroner ruled the death a homicide and the McComb Police Department opened an investigation. Martin was identified as a Black male.

Details about where and how the shooting occurred, any motive, or what led up to the fatal encounter have not been released. In the days after the killing there were no public announcements of arrests or officially named suspects, and investigators have not linked the homicide to other nearby crimes reported around the same time.

The case remains unsolved and under investigation. If anyone has information about Charles Ray Martin Jr. or the circumstances of his death, please share what is known with the McComb Police Department.