Eighteen-year-old Terry ’T.J.’ Randle Jr. was shot while riding with his older brother on July 23, 2022, after leaving a Waffle House on U.S. 82 in Greenwood, Mississippi. A vehicle pulled alongside their Chevrolet Impala and opened fire with semi-automatic weapons; the car left the road and came to rest down an embankment by the Yazoo River. Both Terry and Jacori Randle were struck multiple times. Jacori may have returned fire; both men were airlifted to separate trauma centers. Terry suffered a gunshot wound to the brain and died on July 25, 2022.

Local authorities suggested the attack was connected to a long-standing rivalry between two local gangs, but Terry’s parents denied any gang involvement and said their son was a standout athlete at Amanda Elzy High School with a full college scholarship lined up. The family believes the shooting was a case of mistaken identity tied to rumors about a shooting three weeks earlier. One person, 22-year-old Cordarrius Harvey, was arrested and later released pending further investigation. There have been no public announcements of additional arrests, charges, or convictions in Terry’s death.

If anyone knew Terry, his brother, or has information about the July 23 shooting, please come forward.