On the morning of November 8, 2021, 21-year-old William Devontev Tellis III was shot multiple times on Capitol Street in Jackson, Mississippi, and died at the scene. The shooting was reported around 11 a.m. and was treated as a homicide.

A 16-year-old male later turned himself in and gave an account saying the encounter began with an altercation at a nearby gas station, during which Tellis allegedly chased him with a broken beer bottle. The youth said he retrieved a firearm from a vehicle and shot Tellis.

If anyone knew William Tellis III or witnessed the events on Capitol Street that morning, please share information that could help clarify what happened.