Shirley Ann Harris, 61, was found dead in her Johnston Street home in Jackson, Mississippi, on the morning of Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Officers from the Jackson Police Department who responded to a call discovered Harris with what was determined to be a fatal gunshot wound. The Hinds County Coroner’s Office concluded she had been dead for several hours before being found.

Investigators treated the case as a homicide and worked to establish a timeline of Harris’s last known activities while appealing to the public for information. Few details about a motive or persons of interest have been released.

If anyone knew Shirley Harris, saw activity near Johnston Street that morning, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward to assist the ongoing inquiry.