On the morning of October 2, 2021, 27-year-old Lorenzo Gaston of Jackson, Mississippi, reported to officers near Livingston Road and Ridgeway Street that he had been robbed and assaulted. He was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where doctors discovered a catastrophic gunshot wound to the head that had not been immediately apparent. Gaston died on the operating table despite surgical efforts.

His death was one of three homicides in Jackson over a 72-hour period and was classified by the Jackson Police Department as a murder.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information about the assault and shooting of Lorenzo Gaston, please share what you know with investigators.