On the morning of September 19, 2022, 15-year-old Jeremiah Howard Jr., a 10th-grade student at Port Gibson High School, was shot and killed near his school in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Known to family and friends as Scooby or Mane, Mane, he was described as a quiet, caring young man. Multiple gunshots were fired during what investigators called a vehicle chase; Jeremiah was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead. Authorities investigated the incident as a drive-by shooting.

The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office identified and arrested four suspects soon after the shooting: Maliek Gardner, 21; Justin Thomas, 19; Te Len Guinn, 18; and Ajavion Anderson, 21. Each was charged with murder and attempted murder, indicating another person had also been targeted. In February a fifth suspect, Dontrell Rowan, 20, of Jackson, was arrested and charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder and officials said the investigation remained ongoing.

Did anyone in Port Gibson recognize the names or have information about the events that morning?