Jameal Smith was 22 when he was shot multiple times and killed at the Texaco Food Mart on State Street in Jackson, Mississippi, on the evening of Saturday, December 4, 2021. His death was ruled a homicide. Born May 19, 1999, he was known to family and friends as Meal and had attended Callaway High School, where he played basketball.

Those who knew him remember him as selfless, encouraging and a person of strong faith; at the time of his death he was expecting to become a father. No information about suspects or arrests has been released and the case remains unresolved.

If anyone has information about that night at the Texaco Food Mart or about Jameal Smith’s death, please come forward to assist the investigation.